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Written by Claire Lacey We would like to share a newly published paper: Circum-Island Line-Transect Abundance Estimates of Spinner Dolphins Around O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Authors:  Claire Lacey, Marie C. Hill, Amanda L. Bradford, Erin M. Oleson, Fabien Vivier, Aude F. Pacini, Philip S. Hammond, Lars Bejder. Marine Mammal Science, 2025; 0:e70055   https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.70055 Available to read     Spinner dolphin spinning – © Deb Besser, taken under permit #21476   Spinner dolphi

Written by Brijonnay Madrigal False killer whales (FKW) ( Pseudorca crassidens ) and short-finned pilot whales (SFPW) ( Globicephala macrorhynchus ) are resident, toothed whale species to the Hawaiian archipelago. In Hawaiʻi, they are colloquially referred to as ‘Blackfish’ as they are largely dark gray in color, often appearing all black. Both FKW and SFPW exhibit complex social structure which translates into complexity in their communication systems. These two species gen