Cook Inlet Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas: Status and Overview

Of the five populations of beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, in Alaska, the most isolated is the one in Cook Inlet (Hazard, 1988; Hill and DeMaster, 1998) (Fig. 1). The geographic and genetic segregation of this stock (O’Corry-Crowe et al., 1997), combined with the beluga’s tendency toward site fidelit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Moore, Sue E., DeMaster, Douglas P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2000
Subjects:
Biology
Ecology
Fisheries
Beluga
Beluga*
Delphinapterus leucas
Alaska
Online Access:http://aquaticcommons.org/9765/
http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/mfr623/mfr6231.pdf
http://aquaticcommons.org/9765/1/mfr6231.pdf
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Summary:Of the five populations of beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, in Alaska, the most isolated is the one in Cook Inlet (Hazard, 1988; Hill and DeMaster, 1998) (Fig. 1). The geographic and genetic segregation of this stock (O’Corry-Crowe et al., 1997), combined with the beluga’s tendency toward site fidelity in summer, makes this population especially vulnerable to impacts from large or persistent harvests.

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