Humpback whale research grants awarded to UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹, UH Hilo
Two out of four mini-grants to support humpback whale research for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 humpback whale season were given to UH.
Rare pygmy killer whales¡¯ deterioration documented using UH drone tech
Drone technology by the UH Marine Mammal Research Program was used to document rapid weight loss in a group of distressed pygmy killer whales off Maui in 2019.
Humpback whale collaborative research continues in Hawaiian waters
During the summer, the research team studies the same whales in Alaska.
Dolphin reproductive research aided by UH drones
The UH Marine Mammal Research Program is collaborating with Dolphin Quest
‘Mind-blowing’ Antarctic scenery, wildlife highlight research trip
A UH Marine Mammal Research Program PhD student took incredible video and photos.
Rare video captures humpback whale nursing behaviors in UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ research
The study used tags equipped with cameras, acoustic recorders, pressure sensors and accelerometers to capture rare video and data.
In memoriam: Marine mammal echolocation pioneer, Whitlow Au
Au, an emeritus faculty for the Marine Mammal Research Program, was a pioneer in understanding the echolocation of dolphins and whales.
UH lab part of first response team on whale, dolphin beach strandings
The UH lab performs necropsies, autopsies on animals, to look for disease and signs of human impacts like ship strikes, entanglements, marine debris ingestion and acoustic trauma.
Whale bubble-net feeding documented by UH researchers through groundbreaking video
The video footage collected helps researchers better track humpback whale behavior, habitat use and changes in food due to climate change.
Whale moms, calves whisper to avoid predators
The findings of an international team of researchers, including Lars Bejder from the UH Marine Mammal Research Program, shed light on southern right whales communication.