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 Fabien Vivier We are pleased to announce a new publication  in Animal Conservation  entitled: Inferring dolphin population status: using unoccupied aerial systems to quantify age-structure.     Abstract: Assessing trends in population abundance and demographics is crucial for managing long-lived and slow-reproducing species. Obtaining demographic data, and age-structure information, is challenging, notably for cetaceans. To address this, we combined Unoccupied Aeri

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

Written by Claire Lacey . If you’ve never come across it, the idea of “Plastic Free July” originated in Western Australia in 2011 as an initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation. It was created as a challenge encouraging individuals to reduce the use of plastics during the month of July. This year participants can sign up and pledge to either avoid single-use plastic packaging, try and reduce their use of takeaway items (plastic bottles, take-away cups and so on), or go compl

Written by Fabien Vivier . Did you know that three species of monk seals have been identified in the world? The three species arthe Mediterranean monk seal ( Monachus monachus ); the Hawaiian monk seal ( Neomonachus schauinslandi ); and the Caribbean monk seal ( Neomonachus tropicalis ), unfortunately extinct since the middle of the 20th century. With only ~700 Mediterranean monk seals and ~1400 Hawaiian monk seals left in the world, both species, listed as Endangered in th