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Aerial Surveys, Abundance, and Distribution of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Cook Inlet, Alaska, June 2016
Aerial surveys to estimate abundance of the beluga population in Cook Inlet, Alaska, June 2016
Aerial Surveys of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Cook Inlet, Alaska, June 2014
Aerial surveys of the beluga population in Cook Inlet, Alaska, each June, July, or both from 1993 to 2012, after which biennial surveys began in 2014
Beluga Whale Sounds Aid Scientific Understanding Of When Whales Are Hunting Prey
New information may help with recovery efforts for endangered Cook Inlet belugas.
Aerial Survey of Belugas in Cook Inlet Alaska August 2006
Aerial survey of the beluga population in upper Cook Inlet, Alaska, August 16-17, 2006 to document whale groups via video for an analysis of age structure.
Species in the Spotlight: NOAA Fisheries Launches Aerial Technology to Help Stranded Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
The call came in on a Thursday afternoon in August: a Cook Inlet beluga whale had been spotted, stranded on the mudflats south of Anchorage, Alaska.
Once a stranded beluga is reported to NOAA Fisheries, biologists spring into action to coordinate a res
Using Inundation Modeling and Remote Sensing Data to Study Hydrodynamic and Environmental Impacts on the Survival of Cook Inlet’s Beluga Whales
A research project to analyze satellite-tracked beluga whale movements and study how environmental parameters such as inlet morphology, tidal currents, temperatures, river flow, ice coverage, etc. may impact the Cook Inlet beluga's habitat.
Distribution of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska, During June/July 1993–2000
Aerial surveys of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet were flown each year during June and/or July from 1993 to 2000.
Long-Term Surveys Show Endangered Beluga Population Inhabiting Just a Portion of Historic Seasonal Range in Alaska’s Cook Inlet
The Cook Inlet Beluga whale is a NOAA Fisheries “Species in the Spotlight.” Listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, this population of beluga whale may be at risk of extinction. An agency-wide effort is underway to protect it along wit
Cook Inlet Beluga Age and Growth
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Science at the Alaska Pacific University–Anchorage, Alaska.
Alaska Beluga Monitoring Program Citizen Science
Community science along the shores of Cook Inlet.
Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Aerial Survey - Post 3
In search of the white whale.
2018 Cook Inlet Beluga Aerial Surveys
Location: Cook Inlet
Timing: March, June
New Abundance Estimate for Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
New survey estimate and recent trend data suggest the population may be stable and possibly increasing slightly.
NOAA Releases New Abundance Estimate for Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
Population estimated to be smaller and declining more quickly than previously thought.