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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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MMRP
- Mar 16, 2022
- 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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MMRP
- Feb 25, 2022
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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MMRP
- Sep 28, 2018
- 5 min
Feasibility study: quantifying the body condition of humpback whales in Alaska
Written by Martin van Aswegen I recently participated in a collaborative project involving the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) from...
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