The small fish is considered to be a keystone species for the West Coast.
"Twentymile River"
Observers count over 200 Cook Inlet belugas in rivers this spring
For the first time, volunteer observers counted how many Cook Inlet belugas passed through the rivers between March and May.
Scientists still aren’t sure what’s killing hundreds of gray whales along the West Coast
Hundreds of gray whales have washed up dead along the West Coast since last year.