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First Long Term Acoustic Study Tunes Into Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Foraging Ecology

By Alaska Fisheries Science Center on Feb 19, 2020   Featured, NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center  

First Long Term Acoustic Study Tunes Into Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Foraging Ecology

  The first continuous multiyear acoustic monitoring effort across Cook Inlet provides the most comprehensive description of beluga whale seasonal distribution and feeding behavior to date.   This knowledge is critical for understanding and managing potential threats impeding recovery of this endangered population. “Cook Inlet belugas were listed as endangered in 2008. Despite protective measures, the population continued to decline,” […]

Lawsuit Launched to Save Alaska’s Cook Inlet Beluga Whales From Harmful Oil Exploration

By Center for Biological Diversity on Jan 31, 2020   Featured, Science/Education, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Lawsuit Launched to Save Alaska’s Cook Inlet Beluga Whales From Harmful Oil Exploration

  Whale Population Plummeting in Project Area, New Federal Data Show ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Conservation groups Friday threatened to sue the Trump administration for approving oil exploration in Alaska’s Cook Inlet after new federal data found a dramatic decline in the area’s population of endangered beluga whales. The formal notice of intent to file an Endangered Species Act lawsuit […]

NOAA Releases New Abundance Estimate for Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales

By NOAA Fisheries on Jan 29, 2020   Featured, NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Science/Education  

NOAA Releases New Abundance Estimate for Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales

  Today, NOAA Fisheries released its biennial abundance estimate for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales. Scientists estimated that the population size is between 250 and 317, with a median estimate of 279. The population is estimated to be smaller and declining more quickly than previously thought. Abundance estimates can vary from year to year due to a […]

Third Annual Belugas Count! set for September 21, 2019

By NOAA Fisheries on Sep 17, 2019   Featured, NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center  

Third Annual Belugas Count! set for September 21, 2019

NOAA Fisheries and partners invite members of the public to participate in conserving the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales at the third annual “Belugas Count!” —being held Saturday, September 21, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., in the greater Anchorage area. This celebration and citizen count is free and open to the public. No registration is […]

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