Beluga Log

BELUGA LOG
Please complete a new log for each group of belugas you observe during a monitoring session.

Site & Beluga Information
Date (MM/DD/YY): ______ / ______ / _______
Group ID (A,B,C... ): ______

Site (circle ): SC MM95.3 TM TP KE KA

Observation Start: ______:_______ AM / PM Observation End: ______:_______ AM / PM

Estimated Group Size: ________

Did you take photos of belugas (if yes, please upload with data): Yes / No

Beluga Color/Age: # white (adult) _____ # gray (subadult) _____ # calves _____ # neonates _____ # unknown ____
Group Distance from Site Shore (circle):

Close

Near

Middle

Far

(< 50 yd)

(50 to 100 yd)

(100 to 200 yd)

(> 200 yd)

Behavior(s) Observed (circle all that apply)
Traveling *

Snorkeling

Feeding Suspected

Tail Slapping

Milling

Bubbling

Feeding Observed

Tail Waving

Diving

Vocalizing

Avoiding Predation

Mating

Resting

Spyhopping

Side Scanning

Unknown

Other (please describe):

* If traveling, where to (e.g., up river, down river, toward Girdwood, across inlet, up Knik Arm)?

Human Activity (only when beluga whales are in area)
Were there human activities seen or heard while belugas were at the monitoring site? Yes / No
# Aircraft flights: _____

Watercrafts (excluding large vessels transitting)
# Motorized: _____ # Non-motorized: _____

# Large vessels: _____
# Fishers: _____

Other activities (circle): vehicle or highway noise / railroad noise / marine or shore construction *
* Type of construction, if applicable (circle): pile driving / blasting / dredging
Was there an obvious change in beluga behavior while human activity was present? Yes* / No
If yes, please use the timeline on the back of this form to log the timing of initial beluga behavior, when human activity
entered the area, when beluga behavioral changes were observed, and when human activity ended.

Additional Notes
Information related to this beluga group (changes in group behavior, notes on body condition, visible prey in area, etc):

Please report stranded marine mammals to the NOAA Fisheries Stranding Hotline 1-877-925-7773
Updated: 08/09/21

BELUGA LOG
Time (HH:MM)

Use this space to record a timeline of important events related to your observation of simultaneous
whale and human activity (e.g., when the group was first and last observed; when notable changes in
group behavior took place, when human activity entered and departed the monitoring area, etc.)

Additional Notes:

Please report stranded marine mammals to the NOAA Fisheries Stranding Hotline 1-877-925-7773
Updated: 08/09/21