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2024 Belugas Count!
NOAA Fisheries and partners invite the public to the 6th Annual Cook Inlet Belugas Count! event
2022 Belugas Count!
NOAA Fisheries and partners invite the public to the 4th annual Cook Inlet Belugas Count! event.
2023 Belugas Count!
NOAA Fisheries and partners invite the public to the 5th Annual Cook Inlet Belugas Count! event and celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act.
NOAA Fisheries and Partners Invite Public to Help Count Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
New event called “Belugas Count!”
2022 Belugas Count!: NOAA Fisheries and Partners Invite Public to Help Count Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
After a 2-year pause, NOAA Fisheries and our partners are excited to announce the return of the Annual Belugas Count! event — Saturday, September 17, in the greater Anchorage area.
Belugas Count!
Every September, Alaska residents and visitors gather along the shores of Cook Inlet, joining numerous marine mammal experts to look for the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale.
NOAA Fisheries and partners invite public to help count Cook Inlet beluga whales
Have you ever seen a beluga whale? Local residents and visitors from around the world had their first such experience at last year's Belugas Count!
This all-day citizen science celebration aims to bring together members of the public to focus
Beluga Whale Group Sizes in Cook Inlet, Alaska Based on Observer Counts and Aerial Video
Scientists utilize and analyze video recordings to collect more accurate data for beluga whale counts and estimated group sizes. This study also involves annual observer aerial surveys conducted from 1994 to 2000.
Survey to Count Beluga Whales in Norton Sound
Aerial survey will help scientists estimate the abundance of beluga whales and learn more about their habitat and movement patterns.
Belugas Count! 2023 Poster Design Contest Winner Announced
Contest fosters local pride, awareness, and stewardship of endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales
Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Aerial Survey - Post 5
Why we count and video record belugas.
NOAA Fisheries and Partners to Hold 5th Annual Belugas Count September 23
Alaska’s largest one-day marine mammal educational event to celebrate 50th anniversary of Endangered Species Act.
Group Count Estimates and Analysis of Surfacing Behavior of Beluga Whales from Aerial Video in Cook Inlet Alaska 1994
Videotapes of beluga whale groups were collected during aerial survey work in Cook Inlet, Alaska, from June 1-5, 1994.
Estimated Abundance and Trend in Aerial Counts of Beluga Whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 1994–2012
Research on beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) population in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Aerial Surveys of Belugas in Cook Inlet 2001-2002
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) conducted aerial surveys of the beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) population in Cook Inlet, Alaska, almost monthly between June 2001 and June 2002. The surveys were flown in a twin-engine, high-wing aircraf