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Endangered Species Research, 2017 The population of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA, declined by nearly half in the mid-1990s, primarily from an unsustainable harvest, and was listed as endangered in 2008.
Small, RJ +4 more
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The new BELUGA setup for collocated turbulence and radiation measurements using a tethered balloon: first applications in the cloudy Arctic boundary layer [PDF]
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2019 The new BELUGA (Balloon-bornE moduLar Utility for profilinG the lower Atmosphere) tethered balloon system is introduced. It combines a set of instruments to measure turbulent and radiative parameters and energy fluxes.
U. Egerer +4 more
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Serological Detection of Marine Origin Brucella Exposure in Two Alaska Beluga Stocks
Animals, 2022 Among emerging threats to the Arctic is the introduction, spread, or resurgence of disease. Marine brucellosis is an emerging disease concern among free-ranging cetaceans and is less well-studied than terrestrial forms.
Laura A. Thompson +6 more
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Validation of Growth Layer Group (GLG) depositional rate using daily incremental growth lines in the dentin of beluga (Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)) teeth. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Counts of Growth Layer Groups (GLGs) in the dentin of marine mammal teeth are widely used as indicators of age. In most marine mammals, observations document that GLGs are deposited yearly, but in beluga whales, some studies have supported the view that ...
David A Waugh +3 more
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Arctic Science, 2018 The Eastern Beaufort Sea (EBS) beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) population are an important traditional food for the Inuit of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Northwest Territories (NT) Canada.
Lisa L. Loseto +8 more
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Detection and tracking of belugas, kayaks and motorized boats in drone video using deep learning1
Drone Systems and Applications, 2022 Aerial imagery surveys are commonly used in marine mammal research to determine population size, distribution and habitat use. Analysis of aerial photos involves hours of manually identifying individuals present in each image and converting raw counts ...
Madison L. Harasyn +3 more
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Drone Systems and Applications, 2022 In conducting Arctic field research, hiring local field guides has long been a necessity for providing field teams with local knowledge and fundamental needs of boat operation and navigation, general field logistics/safety, and traditional ecological ...
Brent G. Young +5 more
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Alaska Beluga Whale Committee—a unique model of co-management
, 2021 The Alaska Beluga Whale Committe (ABWC) was formed in 1988 to conserve beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) and manage beluga subsistence hunting in western and northern Alaska in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Gray, Tom +4 more
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Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2018 Construction of the dams in Lower Danube River (LDR- rkm 0 Sulina – rkm 1075 Baziasi) without fish passages, as well as illegal fishery and river bottom modification due to navigation had negative impact on sturgeon’s populations.
Ștefan HONŢ +5 more
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Sturgeon caviar and cardiovascular diseases, Caspian Sea wild and farmed beluga, Huso huso caviar and their lipid quality indices [PDF]
Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2021 The objective was to investigate the detailed information about proximate, fatty acid compositions and lipid quality indices in the caviar of wild and farmed beluga, Huso huso from Iran.
Shahrzad Barimani +3 more
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