NOAA Live! Pacific Islands - Learn to Speak Whale

With their dramatic vocalizations, humpback whales change the underwater soundscape in the Hawaiian Islands when they migrate to the archipelago in winter, but there are many other species of whales found in Hawaiian waters.Photo credit: HIHWNMS/Jason Moore.

What does it take to become a whale biologist, and what does a whale biologist actually do? Ali Bayless, outreach and education coordinator with the Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research at NOAA's Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center, will answer these questions in a live educational webinar. Listen closely to identify which species is making the sounds you hear, and learn about other tools NOAA uses to track this charismatic and diverse group of marine mammals.

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Learn More

• Show your love for marine animals by keeping the relationship long distance. Learn more about safe wildlife viewing.
• Search the NOAA Fisheries species directory. Which marine animals are found in your region? You can sort by “Species Category” (ex. “whales”) or “Region” (ex. “Pacific Islands”)
• Some whales in Hawai‘i are endangered species. Learn more about the endangered population of false killer whales in Hawai‘i.

Find out about other Pacific Islands region webinars broadcasting live in May.