Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Photo: NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory | |
Did You Know? · Belugas are known as the "canaries of the sea" because of the vast range of sounds they produce . |
Status
Proposed ESA Endangered - Cook Inlet
MMPA Depleted - Cook Inlet
ESA Species of Concern - Cook Inlet
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Monodontidae
Genus: Delphinapterus
Species: leucas
Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)
Title | Federal Register | Date |
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n/a | 04/2008 | |
71 FR 14836 | 03/24/2006 | |
6-Month Extension Regarding Petition to List the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale DPS Under the Endangered Species Act | 73 FR 21578 | 04/22/2008 |
Proposed Endangered Status for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale "Distinct Population Segment" (DPS) | 72 FR 19854 | 04/20/2007 |
90-Day Finding for a Petition To List the Cook Inlet population as Endangered under the ESA | 71 FR 44614 | 08/07/2006 |
Depleted Designation for Cook Inlet population | 05/31/2000 |
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Draft Conservation Plan for the Cook Inlet population | 70 FR 12853 | 03/16/2005 |
Stock Assessment Reports | n/a | various |
- NMFS Alaska Regional Office Beluga Whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska
- NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory Information about Beluga Whales
- NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center Beluga Whale Information
- NMFS Detailed Beluga Whale Fact Sheet [pdf]
- Marine Mammal Commission Beluga Whale Information
- Beluga Whale Sounds from Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS)