Beluga whales are rare along the coast of east Greenland and the closest recognized stock occurs around Svalbard. Here we report on an ice entrapment of an adult beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) in north-east Greenland. The whale was observed entrapped in the fast ice on 21 April 2023 in Loch Fyne (73°54’N, 21°51’W) during a visual aerial survey for polar bears (Ursus maritimus). The whale was located >100 km from open water (i.e., pack ice) and appeared in poor body condition. A literature review back to the early 1900s failed to produce any other records of beluga whale ice entrapments in east Greenland.

白鲸在格陵兰岛东部海岸十分罕见，最接近的已知种群出现在斯瓦尔巴群岛附近。在此，我们报道了格陵兰岛东北部一头成年白鲸（Delphinapterus leucas ）被冰困的情况。2023 年 4 月 21 日，在对北极熊 ( Ursus maritimus ) 进行目视航空调查时，在法恩湖（北纬 73°54'，西经 21°51'）观察到这头鲸鱼被困在坚冰中。该鲸鱼距离开放水域（即浮冰）超过 100 公里，身体状况不佳。追溯到 1900 年代初期的文献综述未能提供任何其他有关格陵兰岛东部白鲸冰困的记录。