Carter, Brian T.G.; Nielsen, Erik A. - In: Marine Policy 35 (2011) 3, pp. 299-308
The Cook Inlet beluga whale, one of five Alaskan stocks, is genetically distinct and geographically isolated from other populations. Historically, Cook Inlet whales were hunted commercially, for sport, and for subsistence uses. The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972 ended commercial and...