Novel observations of Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in Archer Fjord, northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada

In Canada and West Greenland, Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) are commonly found in productive shallow water areas with their latitudinal range extending from the Ontario coast of Hudson Bay ( ~ 53°N) to southern Kane Basin ( ~ 79°N). Most sightings information of Atlantic walruses in Kane Basin come from late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century Arctic expeditions with aerial surveys seldom being performed in this area and none...