Belugas Count! 2023 Poster Design Contest Winner Announced

By on    NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center  

Belugas Count! 2023 Poster Design Contest Winner Announced

There’s extra Alaskan pride in this year’s Belugas Count! event. Posters promoting the event will feature the artwork of Alaska resident Barb Lake, the winner of the 2023 Belugas Count! poster contest.  “Belugas Count! is an excellent and fun opportunity for the public to learn about an iconic Alaska species, the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, and […]

Study Identifies which Marine Mammals are Most at Risk from Increased Arctic Ship Traffic

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Study Identifies which Marine Mammals are Most at Risk from Increased Arctic Ship Traffic

In August 2016, the first large cruise ship traveled through the Northwest Passage, the northern waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The following year, the first ship without an icebreaker plied the Northern Sea Route, a path along Russia’s Arctic coast that was, until recently, impassable by unescorted commercial vessels. In recent decades parts of the Arctic seas […]