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Advancing drone research as part of the world’s longest-running dolphin research project
Written by Fabien Vivier and Kyleigh Fertitta. In May 2022, Research Assistant Kyleigh Fertitta and I (PhD Candidate Fabien Vivier) were...
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- Jun 8
- 7 min
2022 Maui Fieldwork Update: good weather, lots of whales and a few surprise disentanglements!
Written by Martin van Aswegen At the beginning of each year, I head to the Maui Nui region to study the whales frequenting the shallow,...
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- Mar 16
- 5 min
Aloha from Antarctica: Part 2
Written by Liah McPherson My master's thesis research with MMRP is focused on the abundance and demographics of spinner dolphins offshore...
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- Feb 25
- 3 min
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Hawaii anymore…” (Aloha from Antarctica: Part 1)
By Liah McPherson I remember the exact moment my advisor, Lars Bejder, asked me if I wanted to go to Antarctica. It was June 1st, 2021,...
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MMRP
- Jan 5
- 5 min
Researching spinner dolphin population demography in Hawai’i using drones
Written by Fabien Vivier In September 2021, we conducted boat-based surveys off the Kona coastline in search of spinner dolphins...
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MMRP
- Nov 2, 2021
- 9 min
Humpback whale bioenergetics: Reflecting on a productive year of fieldwork in Hawaii and SE Alaska
Written by Martin van Aswegen Following disrupted fieldwork in 2020, this year was a great opportunity for MMRP PhD student Martin van...
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MMRP
- Jun 10, 2021
- 5 min
True Life: I'm a Fieldwork Fanatic
Written by Liah McPherson Well, the first semester of my master’s degree was fairly routine: taking classes, reading papers, and getting...
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MMRP
- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
Hello from your token overzealous new graduate student!
Written by Liah McPherson Studying dolphins has always been my life’s goal. Truly, I cannot remember a time in my life when I wasn’t...
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MMRP
- Jul 8, 2020
- 4 min
Aloha to Alaska: looking back on a successful winter of fieldwork
Written by Martin van Aswegen Following successful winter sampling in 2019, Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) Director Dr. Lars...
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MMRP
- Apr 19, 2020
- 3 min
Tagging expedition: revealing the delicate nursing behavior of humpback whale calves
Written by: Lars Bejder Every winter, ~10,000 humpback whales migrate to Hawaii, with the main purpose of breeding. The time period...
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MMRP
- Oct 14, 2019
- 3 min
Taking time to learn, reboot, refresh and refocus at the MMRP
Written by Guido Parra After almost 13 years post my PhD and working hard to climb up the academic food chain, I decided it was time to...
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MMRP
- Apr 2, 2019
- 3 min
Magnificent Maui: collaborations, cool whales and neat science
Written by Martin van Aswegen Winter 2019 was a busy, but exciting time for the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) humpback whale...
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MMRP
- Mar 21, 2019
- 2 min
Field Update: Quantifying the body condition of humpback whales in South East Alaska.
Written by Fabien Vivier This winter, I joined Andy Szabo from the Alaska Whale Foundation in Sitka, Alaska, for two one-week field trips...
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- Feb 8, 2019
- 2 min
Drone calibration flights
Written by Fabien Vivier As part of our collaborative project with NOAA PIFSC, JIMAR and Sea Life Park entitled "Calibrating UAS...
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- Nov 29, 2018
- 2 min
Using drone photogrammetry to assess demographic parameters in small delphinid populations
Written by Fabien Vivier Last month (Oct 2018) we visited the Pacific Whale Foundation on Maui to initiate our project focusing on...
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