Thursday, June 17. 2010
Arctic
Quest: Bowhead Whales of Isabella Bay
Quest: Bowhead Whales of Isabella Bay
Imagine yourself on the bow of the
ship and everywhere you look, you can see the magnificent and
awe-inspiring
bowhead whale. That was what passengers on the 2008 Baffin Expedition
were lucky
enough to experience.
Adventure Canada's newly announced
2010 Arctic Quest will be re-visiting Isabella Bay enroute to the tiny
community of Clyde River.
Isabella Bay is a pristine late
summer and fall feeding and resting stop-over for a large proportion of
the
threatened Davis Strait-Baffin Bay bowhead whale population. Isabella
Bay (or
Nigingnaniq) was designated a National Wildlife Area in 2008 and is a
336,000
hectre marine region on Baffin Island that is a crucial feeding area for
threatened
bowhead whales. The area includes two deep offshore troughs that are
rich in
copepods, a main source of food for the 18 metre long, 70 tonne bowhead
whale. As we sail through beautiful Isabella
Bay, you'll want to be on deck as we hope to catch a glimpse of these
massive
marine mammals.
For more information on our Arctic Quest Expedition,
please click here or email Matthew James at matt.james@adventurecanada.com
Share your
experiences - email Rebecca at Rebecca@adventurecanada.comto have your story
included in AC's monthly newsletters.
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