Disease carried by cats, pigs kills 2 spinner dolphins in Hawaiian waters
Two spinner dolphins, one stranded on Hawaiʻi Island in 2015 and the other on Oʻahu in 2019, died from toxoplasmosis.
Humpback whales may steer clear of Hawaiʻi due to climate change
At the current pace, it is likely that some of the humpback whale breeding grounds will heat up past the 21–28℃ temperature range over the next century.
UH whale experts featured in new South Florida PBS series
The PBS series, Changing Seas, features researchers from UH Mānoa and UH Hilo in two episodes highlighting humpback whales.
UH hosts high school students overnight on Moku o Loʻe (Coconut Island)
The Summer Marine Mammal Intensive Learning Experience program is designed for Oʻahu high school students to learn about marine mammal science in a hands-on environment.
Antarctica whale research drone pilot is UH graduate student
A UH Mānoa graduate student spent 18 days in Antarctica as the drone pilot measuring whales to collect information on their body condition and behavior.
UH lab: Stranded humpback whale calf had traumatic brain injury
The Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology team transported the carcass to the Health and Stranding Lab for a postmortem exam.
$50M gift aims to improve Hawaiʻi’s ocean health
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will conduct ocean health research with a $50 million gift from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg.
Humpback whale research grants awarded to UH Mānoa, UH Hilo
Two out of four mini-grants to support humpback whale research for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 humpback whale season were given to UH.
Waikīkī Aquarium partnership supports monk seal conservation research
Marine mammal scientists will continue and expand efforts to study the unique physiology and sensory biology of endangered Hawaiian monk seals.
Infectious disease found in Hawaiʻi dolphin could spark mass marine mammal deaths
UH Health and Stranding Lab conducted a necropsy and published the first report of morbillivirus discovered in a Fraser’s dolphin.
