Photo-identification of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales in the Waters of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Alaska
January 01, 2014
Final Report of Field Activities and Belugas Identified 2011-2013. Prepared for The Kenai Peninsula Borough
Data gathered about individual whales identified in the waters of the Kenai Peninsula Borough were compared to data gathered during our long-term (2005-2013) study of Cook Inlet beluga whales in Upper Cook Inlet. This final project report summarizes field effort and photo-id surveys in the Kenai Peninsula Borough from the 2011-2013 field seasons. It presents results from the analyses of photos of belugas encountered and identified in 2005-2013, including:
- sighting rates
- distribution and movement patterns\
- reproductive histories
- group composition
- indications of injury or disease.