Annual Assessment of Subsistence Bowhead Whaling Near Cross Island, 2001-2007 (cANIMIDA Task 7)

摘要

This report is a summary and synthesis of the seven annual reports that have already been produced to describe each of the Cross Island subsistence whaling seasons from 2001-2007. Only summary and comparative data is presented and discussed in this report. The reader is referred to the annual reports, or the GIS tracks and point files available for appropriate uses from MMS, for more detailed information. The first half of this final report covers topics that have also appeared in each of the annual reports, an overall description of the project, an overview of contemporary subsistence whaling in Alaska, and the historical context of Cross Island whaling. The last two discussions are somewhat more complete in this document, and are supplemented with a brief treatment of trends in the Nuiqsut bowhead whale harvest. The Methodology section is much as it has appeared in the annual reports. The second half of the report, (Results) is a comparative discussion of the 2001-2007 Cross Island whaling seasons, based on the GPS and other systematic observational data collected for the project. While relying on information contained in the annual reports, the annual report data and discussions are incorporated primarily by reference and are not replicated in this report.