UH lab: Stranded humpback whale calf had traumatic brain injury
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Institute of Marine Biology team transported the carcass to the Health and Stranding Lab for a postmortem exam.
$50M gift aims to improve Hawai?i’s ocean health
The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ will conduct ocean health research with a $50 million gift from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg.
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.
Waik¨©k¨© Aquarium partnership supports monk seal conservation research
Marine mammal scientists will continue and expand efforts to study the unique physiology and sensory biology of endangered Hawaiian monk seals.
Infectious disease found in Hawai?i dolphin could spark mass marine mammal deaths
UH Health and Stranding Lab conducted a necropsy and published the first report of morbillivirus discovered in a Fraser¡¯s dolphin.
±Êµþ³§¡¯ Nature turns to UH Hilo researcher for guidance on humpback whales
TV producers for the popular series reach out to Humpback whale expert Adam Pack to explain interactions between whales and sharks.
Stranded endangered false killer whale divulges a dietary first
The UH Marine Mammal Stranding Lab found the first report of a false killer whale feeding on an octopus, which was previously an unknown part of the species¡¯ diet.
What¡¯s in a song? Hawai?i¡¯s humpback whale population
Following reports of unusually low whale numbers that began in 2015–16, UH researchers examined song chorusing recorded at six sites off Maui.
‘Mind-blowing’ Antarctic scenery, wildlife highlight research trip
A UH Marine Mammal Research Program PhD student took incredible video and photos.
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.