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As a part of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) management of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population, a database of opportunistic beluga whale sightings was compiled from reports made by the general public, aircraft patrols, wildlife surveys, and military and industry monitoring studies. Sightings are reported to NMFS Alaska Regional (AKR) office personnel either by voice- or e-mail. Sighting data are then transcribed and sent to the NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) for entry into the database. Data are first assessed for quality during transcription by NMFS AKR personnel. Secondary review and confirmation is undertaken by NMFS NMML personnel prior to entry of data into the Access Database.
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| Title | Cook Inlet Beluga Opportunistic Sightings, 1975 to 2015 (NCEI Accession 0142326) |
|---|---|
| Description | As a part of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) management of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population, a database of opportunistic beluga whale sightings was compiled from reports made by the general public, aircraft patrols, wildlife surveys, and military and industry monitoring studies. Sightings are reported to NMFS Alaska Regional (AKR) office personnel either by voice- or e-mail. Sighting data are then transcribed and sent to the NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) for entry into the database. Data are first assessed for quality during transcription by NMFS AKR personnel. Secondary review and confirmation is undertaken by NMFS NMML personnel prior to entry of data into the Access Database. |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T15:43:53.496Z |
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| Keywords | 0142326 , ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP , ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - BEHAVIOR , biological data , cetacean , LATITUDE , LONGITUDE , MARINE MAMMALS , visual observation , biological , marine mammal observation , visual estimate , NOAA Fisheries , NMFS/AFSC Marine Mammal Laboratory , Gulf of Alaska , oceanography , DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC/MML > Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MARINE MAMMALS , VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA , 3NG3HH , environment , oceans , biota |
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