Research has found that some bowhead whales in the Bering–Chukchi–Beaufort (BCB) population are no longer migrating to the northwestern Bering Sea in the winter but remain in the Canadian Beaufort Sea. These migratory shifts are occurring as sea ice declines in the region due to climate change. These changes could mean that bowhead whales become more susceptible to ship strikes, underwater noise, and entanglements, and that Indigenous communities may not be able to rely on bowhead whales for nutrition and cultural subsistence. However, this bowhead population is currently not threatened, and these changes may not be fully impacting Indigenous communities yet.
— source mongabay.com | 23 May 2023