Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify Endangered Beluga Whales

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Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify Endangered Beluga Whales

  Scientists partnered with tech industry experts to develop the first machine learning application for acoustic monitoring of Alaskan beluga whales. An innovative machine learning application will help scientists collect information essential to protect and recover the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population.  In 1979, the Cook Inlet beluga population began a rapid decline. Despite being protected as an […]

Trump Administration Permits Hilcorp Alaska to Harm Marine Mammals in Cook Inlet

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Trump Administration Permits Hilcorp Alaska to Harm Marine Mammals in Cook Inlet

  Offshore Drilling Threatens Endangered Beluga Whales, Sea Otters ANCHORAGE— The Trump administration issued final rules today allowing Hilcorp Alaska to harm beluga whales, sea otters and other marine mammals as the company expands its offshore drilling activities in Alaska’s Cook Inlet. These Marine Mammal Protection Act “take authorizations” allow more than 15,530 instances of harm to […]