NRLD - 93393 | Balaena mysticetus

Assessment ID

93393

Taxon name

Balaena mysticetus

Linnaeus, 1758

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Balaena mysticetus

Linnaeus, 1758

Common name(s)

Bowhead Whale (English), Baleine boréale (Français)

Assessed taxon level

Population

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Vertebrates

Mammals

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

chordata

Class

mammalia

Order

cetacea

Family

balaenidae

Genus

Balaena

Species

mysticetus

Species authority

Linnaeus, 1758

Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed

Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population

Location and scope

Specific locality or subnational name or regional name

Canada

Scope (of the Assessment)

National

Countries included within the scope of the assessment

Canada

Country ISO code(s)

CAN

Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?

Not_assigned

Conservation Status

Assessed as

Special Concern; Préoccupante

Criteria system used

Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

This population was hunted to low levels during commercial whaling. Although supporting a regulated hunt, it is recovering and is currently at about 50% of its historical population size. The population is not yet secure and is potentially negatively affected by climate change, and by oil and gas development.; Au temps de la pêche commerciale à la baleine, cette population a été intensément chassée. Elle semble en voie de se rétablir, même en présence d'une chasse réglementée; la population représente actuellement environ 50 % de sa taille historique. La population n'est cependant pas encore en sécurité et est potentiellement touchée de façon défavorable par le changement climatique ainsi que par l'exploitation pétrolière et gazière.

Assessment details

Year assessed

2005

Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed

Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Environment Canada.

Criteria system used

Modified IUCN

Reference for methods given

COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2005)

URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html

Further information

Endemism (according to assessment)

Endemic to region

Not assigned

Taxon distribution as listed in assessment

Arctic Ocean

Is there a map available in assessment?

Not_assigned

Habitat and systems

Ecological system type

Terrestrial

Not_assigned

Freshwater

Not_assigned

Marine

Not_assigned

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

No information available

History

The ""Eastern and Western Arctic populations"" were given a single designation of Endangered in April 1980. Split into two populations (Eastern Arctic and Western Arctic) to allow separate designations in April 1986. The Western Arctic population was design.; Les populations de l'est et de l'ouest de l'Arctique ont été considérées comme un tout et désignées ' en voie de disparition ' en avril 1980. Division en deux populations (population de l'est de l'Arctique et population de l'ouest de l'Arctique) en avril 1986 pour permettre une désignation individuelle. La population de l'ouest de l'Arctique a été désignée ' en voie de disparition ' en avril 1986. La population a été renommée ' population des mers de Béring, des Tchouktches et de Beaufort ' et désignée ' préoccupante ' en mai 2005.

Publication

COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2005)

COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Web site: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html