North Atlantic Bottle-nosed Whale

Colour - black to light brown or even yellow; head and belly whitish; old males with white dorsal fin and forehead

Length - 6 to 9 metres

Shape - dorsal fin well back on body; males with forehead rising sharply from snout into a large hump on top of head; females with less pronounced forehead hump

Behaviour - usually swims in pods of 5 to 15 individuals; spout low (about 2 metres) and wide; eat mainly squid and fish, as well as benthic invertebrates (such as starfish)

Distribution - in summer, present in southern Davis Strait and off Labrador, particularly east of the entrance to Hudson Strait

Sensitivity - scientific evidence about reactions to vessels and aircraft is lacking

Note - Inuit and Inuvialuit hunters have rarely hunted this whale because it is not closely associated with ice or shallow water.

North Atlantic Bottle-nosed Whale (31 KB)

Lancaster Sound Area Distribution Maps: This species is not sensitive in this area, therefore no maps are presented.

Coronation Gulf Area Distribution Maps: This species is not sensitive in this area, therefore no maps are presented.