Fabein Vivier on bottlenose dolphins studied using cool technology: unmanned photogrammetry. Basically using drones to look at the age structure and growth of this critically endangered population #ECSconference2023

Fabien Vivier MMRP Uni of Hawaii @TethysResearch #ioniandolphinproject #ECS2023 UAS-photogrammetry as a tool to monitor critically endangered bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Ambracia 🇬🇷 149 🐬measured in 2 years. Growth curve indicating the need to grow fast under pressure.

This week, PhD student Hannah von Hammerstein attended the ‘Species on the Move’ conference in Florida, presenting our collaborative research on how climate change may affect humpback whale breeding grounds. Congrats, Hannah! 🐋

Read about Fabien Vivier and colleagues’ new paper assessing the accuracy of drones in measuring the age structure of free-ranging dolphin populations. shorturl.at/jlSY0 #research #science #marinebiology #marine #conservation #technology #drone #ecology #dolphin

To raise awareness about Plastic Free July, all month MMRP will be posting about plastic pollution, the issues this causes for marine life, and the experiences our team have had when out in the field. Intro to the issue, by @_clacey here: mmrphawaii.org/post/plastic-f…

What is the energetic cost of being a right whale? Check out our new paper in Journal of Experimental Biology where we estimate the energy expenditure of southern right whales from their respiration rate and body condition loss journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-ab…

For our second Plastic Free July post, we are emphasizing the dangers of plastic pollution by highlighting an encounter with a spinner dolphin. This individual had a ring stuck around her rostrum. Read more in @_clacey s blog here: mmrphawaii.org/post/a-trash-d… (NOAA permit #21476)

We are excited to announce the master's thesis defense of Liah McPherson, next Wednesday at 11:00am HST. Liah will present findings from her research on the abundance and demographic parameters of spinner dolphins off Waiʻanae, Oʻahu.

🐬 Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology researchers can now determine the age-structure of free-ranging dolphin groups using drone photography - This method will aid in monitoring and conservation of dolphin species ➡️ bit.ly/3r2LGgh #UHMResearch

Massive congratulations to MMRPs Liah McPherson who has just successfully defended her MSc thesis on "the abundance and demographic parameters of spinner dolphins off Wai'anae, O'ahu". Our newly minted "Master of Dolphins" did an amazing job- we couldn't be more proud of her!

Call for Expression of Interest for PhD project: Body-condition and health of humpback whales on their Alaskan foraging grounds: mmrphawaii.org/post/call-for-… Please share widely.

New paper today in The Royal Society Biology Letters: "Morphology of nares associated with stereo-olfaction in baleen whales". We argue that zooplanktivirous mysticetes may use scent to locate food, possibly putting them at increased risk of plastic ingestion doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2…

Introducing MMRPʻs newest PhD, Dr Fabien Vivier !! Fabien did a wonderful job of defending his Doctoral dissertation today - we couldnʻt be more proud of him. Huge congratulations, Fabien!! Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology

New collaborative publication between researchers from @IonianDolphinProject from @TethysResearch, SDRP, Shark Bay Dolphin Research Project, and MMRP. shorturl.at/33NwQ Drone photogrammetry is accurate, rapid, and reliable for quantifying the age-structure of dolphin populations.

Tomorrow in the Meeting Room 1-3!

What a first day at the Marine Mammalogy conference! #smm2024 Awesome presentations, great science, old and new friends, what else?