Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
Pelagisch. Polar; 90°N - 0°S, 180°W - 180°E
Pacific Ocean, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic. [Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Sea population: LR/cd; Okhotsk Sea population: EN, D; Svalbard-Barents Sea (Spitsbergen) population: CR, D: IUCN 2010 (Ref. 84930)].
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm 1,400.0, range 125 - 140 cm Max length : 1,800 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 1394); 2000 cm TL (female); Maximaal gepubliceerd gewicht: 100.0 t (Ref. 1394)
Lives among the pack ice, migrating to the high arctic summer, but retreating southward in winter with the advancing ice edge. Feeds on small to medium-sized invertebrates, especially krill and copepods. Bowhead whales were heavily hunted for several centuries. Today they are partially protected by the IWC. The current world population is still threatened by small-scale hunting by Alaskan, Canadian, and Russian natives. In addition, there are various forms of habitat degradation, including disturbance from oil and gas exploration and development activities (Ref. 1394).
Females calve once every 3 to 5 years, i.e., very low reproductive capacity (Ref. 118436).
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel
FAO - Visserij: landings, soortsprofiel | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet-bronnen
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.7 - 1.5, mean -0.9 (based on 4244 cells).
Weerstandsvermogen
zeer laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd meer dan 14 jaar (K=0.03; tm=20).
Kwetsbaarheid
Very high vulnerability (88 of 100).
Prijsklasse
Unknown.
