Successful day in the field retrieving our SoundTraps! Can’t wait to take a look at the data! Fingers crossed we recorded #hawaiianmonkseal vocals! Thanks to Fabien Vivier and Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology Jason for the help. MMRP Uni of Hawaii

Productive day on the water with Lars Bejder and Liah McPherson! Excited to see where this research will go! Also measured a robust looking subadult humpie - our first for the 20/21 HI breeding season 🐋

Such awesome news!

Gray whale body condition research in a breeding lagoon in Mexico, using drone photogrammetry, shows a decline in the condition of whales in association with the recent gray whale unusual mortality event in the northeast Pacific. int-res.com/abstracts/meps…

We have a new paper out using land-based observations of whales and vessels in Hawaii and show the need for additional guidelines for vessel operators in Hawaii. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Where’s the drone? Martin van Aswegen Kirby Parnell Liah McPherson Brijonnay Madrigal MMRP Uni of Hawaii

Great article summarizing our recent paper on weight loss in pygmy killer whales. Lars Bejder Martin van Aswegen @StephanieHStack Fabien Vivier

I've been incredibly fortunate over the last few years to collaborate with Alaska Whale Foundation up in southeastern Alaska. For anyone interested in this wonderful place, check out a new blog post from our friend Alex Jenkins! alaskawhalefoundation.org/post/the-magic…

Should be an awesome few weeks! Fingers crossed for whales and weather 🤞

New blog is out on our 2021 fieldwork 🐋 🏝 🏔 Link: bit.ly/3jWi8uD

Check out these Fraser’s dolphins (Lagenodelphis hosei) on today’s #MMRPChristmasCountdown! These dolphins are deep divers, and forage at around 500 meters. They’re rare to see – but when seen, it's not uncommon to see them with other offshore cetaceans. 📷: Martin van Aswegen

WOW...so awesome to see one of our papers highlighted by National Geographic Congratulations to all the authors involved in the research (@hannah_v_h Renee Setter Martin van Aswegen Jens Currie @StephanieHStack): frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… More about Whales and Climate @ frontiersin.org/research-topic…

Please consider supporting our Hawaii humpback whale work by donating or sharing. The first $30k will be matched by a generous donor!

It's #GivingTuesday! The first $30,000 we raise will be matched dollar for dollar by a generous donor who wants to protect humpback whales in Hawai‘i’s waters and beyond. Please donate and share the news – here's the link: givingday.uhfoundation.org/giving-day/619…

The humpback whales returned to their breeding grounds in Hawaii! Check out this special encounter our field team experienced working in collaboration with Pacific Whale Foundation. Special thanks to Marine Mammal Commission and Dolphin Quest for funding this fieldwork season.

That time of year again! ⛰ 🐋

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

We are excited to announce a new collaborative publication between reseachers from the Alaska Whale Foundation and MMRP. This study describes a unique "tool-use" behavior found solely in humpback whales: solitary bubble-net feeding. Check it out at: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

We are pleased to announce a new publication by PhD Candidate Martin van Aswegen and colleagues! This study estimated the energetic cost of pregnancy in humpback whales throughout the 11.5-month gestation period. doi.org/10.1113/JP2873…