Remote-biopsy surveys of Cook Inlet beluga whales : Field Report for 2017-2019 ...

NOAA technical memorandum NMFS AFSC 481 ... : The Cook Inlet beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is a genetically distinct, geographically separated population, which declined rapidly during the 1990s. In response to the critically low numbers of beluga whales following a period of over-hunting in...

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Main Authors: Wade, P. R., Sims, C., Baker, C. S., Goetz, K., McGuire, T., Michel, R., Moisan, M., Parsons, K.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Alaska Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) 2024
Subjects:
Beluga
Beluga whale
Beluga*
Delphinapterus leucas
Alaska
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.25923/2ekd-h347
https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/56328
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Summary:NOAA technical memorandum NMFS AFSC 481 ... : The Cook Inlet beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is a genetically distinct, geographically separated population, which declined rapidly during the 1990s. In response to the critically low numbers of beluga whales following a period of over-hunting in Cook Inlet, Alaska, the U.S. federal government listed this small population as endangered in 2008. This population has not recovered and the cause(s) remain unknown. In 2016, NMFS included the Cook Inlet beluga whale as one of eight ‘Species in the Spotlight’ (SIS), defined as species at high risk needing immediate, targeted efforts to stabilize their population and prevent extinction. ...

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