Population estimated to be smaller and declining more quickly than previously thought.

Scientific team will continue conducting its photo-identification project this year using an uncrewed aerial system to estimate abundance and trends for this endangered whale population.

AFSC Process Report 2023-03.

Results raise questions about whether Cook Inlet beluga whales are reproducing much later than initially thought.

The success story behind the rehabilitation of the abandoned baby beluga rescued in 2017 involved several agencies and a 4,000-mile journey.

Read about this week's enforcement actions from around the country.

A message from Chris Oliver, head of NOAA Fisheries.

In 2021, we recognized these partners who have expanded and enhanced recovery of our most imperiled marine species.

Join us as we celebrate whales and NOAA's work to conserve and protect these majestic ocean giants.

NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration conduct research on marine mammals off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.

Protecting Marine Mammals

Each year we conduct aerial surveys of the northern and western coasts of Alaska, in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas.

A Program within the Marine Mammal Laboratory Division at Alaska Fisheries Science Center.

Learn more about the work we are doing with our many partners to help each Species in the Spotlight recover.

In 2019, we recognized these partners who have expanded and enhanced recovery of our most imperiled marine species.