Biologically important areas II for cetaceans in U.S. and adjacent waters - Arctic region by Janet T. Clarke, Megan C. Ferguson, Amelia A. Brower, Amelia A. Brower, Ei Fujioka, Sarah Deland

“…Supporting evidence for Arctic BIA II came from data derived from aerial-, land-, and vessel-based surveys; satellite telemetry; passive acoustic monitoring; Indigenous knowledge; photo-identification; aboriginal subsistence harvests, including catch and sighting locations and stomach contents; and prey studies. …”
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Biologically Important Areas II for cetaceans within U.S. and adjacent waters – Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea Region by Amelia Brower, Amelia Brower, Megan Ferguson, Megan Ferguson, Janet Clarke, Janet Clarke, Ei Fujioka, Sarah DeLand

“…Supporting evidence for BIA II came from aerial-, land-, and vessel-based surveys; satellite-tagging data; passive acoustic monitoring; Indigenous knowledge; photo-identification data; whaling data, including stomach and fecal contents; prey studies; and genetics. …”
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Biologically Important Areas II for cetaceans within U.S. and adjacent waters - Updates and the application of a new scoring system by Jolie Harrison, Megan C. Ferguson, Leslie New, Jesse Cleary, Corrie Curtice, Sarah DeLand, Ei Fujioka, Patrick N. Halpin, Reny B. Tyson Moore, Sofie M. Van Parijs

“…In this BIA II effort, regional cetacean experts identified the full extent of any BIAs in or adjacent to U.S. waters, based on scientific research, Indigenous knowledge, local knowledge, and community science. …”
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