Cook Inlet Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas: Status and Overview

Moore, S. E. (Sue E.); DeMaster, Douglas P.

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Cook Inlet Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas: Status and Overview

2000
By Moore, S. E. (Sue E.) ; DeMaster, Douglas P.

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Personal Author:

Moore, S. E. (Sue E.) ; DeMaster, Douglas P.
Corporate Authors:

United States. National Marine Fisheries Service
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NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
Description:

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.
Keywords:

Harvesting White Whale White Whale
Document Type:

Miscellaneous
Place as Subject:

Cook Inlet (Alaska)
Name as Subject:

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (United States) ; Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (United States)
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Public Domain
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