Fish friendships increase chances of survival
Researchers studied how the presence of friends versus strangers affected how fish responded to a predator threat.
Researchers studied how the presence of friends versus strangers affected how fish responded to a predator threat.
The program is one of the most hands-on and inclusive programs in the UH System.
UH Mānoa will host Overwatch teams in two more summer tournaments in July and August.
A new taxonomic class of oceanic phytoplankton has been named in honor of Michael Rappé, a professor at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology.
Nicole Yamase, a PhD candidate in the Marine Biology Graduate Program, explored the Western pool of the Challenger Deep.
Alexa Runyan received a five-year fellowship, which includes three years of financial support with an annual stipend of $34,000.
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.
A doctoral candidate studying a potential coral-saving strategy, was named a recipient of the 2021 David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship.
Researchers found that of the four marine protected areas around Oʻahu, three did not provide biologically significant benefits for herbivorous fish populations.
During the summer, the research team studies the same whales in Alaska.