STUDY AUTHORS: ABR, Inc.

The seasonal distribution and abundance of marine-oriented wildlife (birds and mammals) is presented. The information presented is based on previous literature, boat surveys, fixed-wing aircraft surveys, and helicopter surveys. The chapter addresses seasonal and interannual patterns, taxonomic patterns, and spatial patterns.

Elements

  • Cook Inlet beluga whales were seen in only one of five years of surveys (3 out of more than 100 surveys) and once incidentally by other observers in 2008.

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