The Summer Marine Mammal Intensive Learning Experience program is designed for Oʻahu high school students to learn about marine mammal science in a hands-on environment.
A UH Mānoa graduate student spent 18 days in Antarctica as the drone pilot measuring whales to collect information on their body condition and behavior.
Drone technology by the UH Marine Mammal Research Program was used to document rapid weight loss in a group of distressed pygmy killer whales off Maui in 2019.
The UH lab performs necropsies, autopsies on animals, to look for disease and signs of human impacts like ship strikes, entanglements, marine debris ingestion and acoustic trauma.