2022 Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Aerial Survey
June 02, 2022
This is an outreach product to describe 2022 Alaska Fisheries Science Center aerial survey to obtain an abundance estimate for the endangered population of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Who is conducting the research?
Scientists from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Marine Mammal Lab, and University of Washington, Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, & Ecosystem Studies.
What is the research objective?
The overall research objective is to obtain an abundance estimate for the endangered population of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska.