Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, harvest in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 1987 to 2022

Shelden, K. E. W.; Mahoney, B. A.; O’Corry-Crowe, G.; Stanek, R. T.; Frost, K. J.

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Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, harvest in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 1987 to 2022

2021
By: Shelden, K. E. W. ; Mahoney, B. A. ; O’Corry-Crowe, G.
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-AFSC 429

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Shelden, K. E. W. ; Mahoney, B. A. ; O’Corry-Crowe, G. ; Stanek, R. T. ; Frost, K. J.
Corporate Authors:

Alaska Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center) ; AKR (Alaska Region)
Description:

Determining the magnitude of the beluga harvest during the population decline has been difficult because it was not possible to interview all hunters to obtain an accurate account of the whales landed or struck and lost. Although MMPA harvest reporting regulations enacted in 1994 improved monitoring and data collection, hunter participation is crucial to obtaining accurate take numbers. Here we review all existing data sources, including some that were not included in the Recovery Plan, to reevaluate harvest of beluga whales in Cook Inlet.
Keywords:
- Beluga
- Cook Inlet
- Harvest
- Recovery
Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-AFSC 429
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25923/njhh-zt54
Document Type:

Technical Memorandum
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Public Domain
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Submitted
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[PDF - 1.87 MB]
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National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
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