Movements and Area Use of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in a Subarctic Alaskan Estuary

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Hobbs, R.C., Laidre, K.L., Vos, D.J., Mahoney, B.A., Eagleton, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
• Subjects: Alaska; beluga; Cook Inlet; Delphinapterus leucas; estuary; satellite tag; white whale; béluga; détroit de Cook; estuaire; émetteur par satellite; baleine blanche; Baleine; Blanche; Arctic; Beluga; Beluga*; Béluga*; Subarctic; White whale
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63508

Seasonal movements of 14 belugas in Cook Inlet, Alaska, were monitored by satellite telemetry between July and March in 2000–03. Whales used waters in the upper Cook Inlet intensively between summer and late autumn and dispersed to mid-inlet offshore waters during winter months. All whales remained...