NOAA Fisheries hosts first citizen beluga count this weekend

On Saturday, NOAA Fisheries Alaska is organizing its first ever citizen beluga count in Cook Inlet.
There will be a dozen viewing spots along Knik and Turnagain arms. Each will have NOAA staff or volunteers with binoculars and spotting scopes for the public to use.
Julie Speegle of NOAA’s Juneau headquarters is in Anchorage coordinating the event.
“It’s part of our recovery plan,” Speegle said. “One of the actions in our recovery plan is to have a citizen science co