“Because the ice caps are melting, previously frozen-over channels are now accessible to shipping traffic, which creates a lot of underwater noise and disturbances that greatly impact the whales’ ...

The proposed zone would protect critically endangered beluga whales from industrial noise and development in vital habitat. A recent acoustic study showed that Tuxedni Bay is one of the quietest, ...

At birth, beluga whales are 5 feet long, roughly 100 pounds ... The waters of Cook Inlet are dark and turbid, so Cook Inlet belugas depend heavily on sound for foraging, navigation and communication.