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    2022 Maui Fieldwork Update: good weather, lots of whales and a few surprise disentanglements!
    MMRP
    • 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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    Aloha from Antarctica: Part 2
    MMRP
    • 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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    “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Hawaii anymore…” (Aloha from Antarctica: Part 1)
    MMRP
    • 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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    Researching spinner dolphin population demography in Hawai’i using drones
    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...
    216 views
    Humpback whale bioenergetics: Reflecting on a productive year of fieldwork in Hawaii and SE Alaska
    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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    True Life: I'm a Fieldwork Fanatic
    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...
    213 views
    Hello from your token overzealous new graduate student!
    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...
    439 views
    Aloha to Alaska: looking back on a successful winter of fieldwork
    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...
    294 views
    Tagging expedition: revealing the delicate nursing behavior of humpback whale calves
    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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    Taking time to learn, reboot, refresh and refocus at the MMRP
    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...
    145 views
    Magnificent Maui: collaborations, cool whales and neat science
    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...
    526 views
    Field Update: Quantifying the body condition of humpback whales in South East Alaska.
    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...
    329 views
    Drone calibration flights
    MMRP
    • 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...
    318 views
    Using drone photogrammetry to assess demographic parameters in small delphinid populations
    MMRP
    • 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...
    368 views
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