Keeping up with the dolphins: drones give snapshot of pod health
Using drones to successfully assess the age of critically endangered, free-ranging dolphins in Greece is the focus of new research.
Humpback whales wield tools to ensure their survival
Humpback whales manipulate the bubble-nets they create to maximize their food intake in Alaskan feeding grounds.
Q&A: Whale expert utilizes tech to monitor marine mammals
UH News interviewed whale expert Lars Bejder to hear how innovative technologies are helping experts monitor the health of marine mammals.
Tracking breakthrough: Scientists change way they monitor smaller whales
The tags are equipped with cameras, hydrophones, accelerometers and depth sensors to provide insights into the daily lives of these marine species.
Individual whale, dolphin ID using facial recognition tech
A new tool to identify 24 species of whales and dolphins was created using facial recognition technology which can identify individual mammals in the wild.
Dolphin age, pod health revealed with drone photos
Using drone photographs, researchers from UH Mānoa are now able to determine the age-structure of free-ranging dolphin groups.
Get up to $3K to explore undergrad research and creative work
Entering Research and Creative Work funding allows students to experience research and creative work without having to write a full project proposal.
Yo-Yo Ma, Hōkūleʻa team up with UH whale experts to unite music and nature
UH students and researchers accompanied world renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma on a special trip aboard the Hōkūleʻa canoe in December.
Humpback whales may steer clear of Hawaiʻi due to climate change
At the current pace, it is likely that some of the humpback whale breeding grounds will heat up past the 21–28℃ temperature range over the next century.
UH whale experts featured in new South Florida PBS series
The PBS series, Changing Seas, features researchers from UH Mānoa and UH Hilo in two episodes highlighting humpback whales.
