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Acoustic Detection of North Pacific Right Whales in a High-Traffic Aleutian Pass, 2009–2015

Little is known about the winter distribution of the critically endangered eastern population of North Pacific right whale but it has been proposed that the eastern Aleutian Islands, specifically Unimak Pass, be a possible migratory route for individuals.
September 28, 2018 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Abundance Estimates for Management of Endangered False Killer Whales in the Main Hawaiian Islands

This collaboration between NOAA, non-profit, and citizen scientists, provides the first reliable abundance estimates of endangered main Hawaiian Islands false killer whales for management.
September 10, 2018 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Impact of Exceptional Growth Rates on Estimations of Life-Stage Duration in Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles

New information on growth spurts and the potential impact on estimates of lifetime growth rate and age at first reproduction for the Hawaiian population of green sea turtles.
May 17, 2018 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Acoustic Detection of the Critically Endangered North Pacific Right Whale in the Northern Bering Sea

The eastern population of the North Pacific right whale is one of the most endangered baleen whale populations in the world numbering in the tens of individuals due to historical whaling followed by illegal catches in the 1960s.
April 19, 2018 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Gunshot Call Production by the North Pacific Right Whale Eubalaena Japonica in the Southeastern Bering Sea

During dedicated surveys for the Critically Endangered eastern stock of North Pacific right whales (Eubalaena japonica) in the Bering Sea, focal follows (FFs) were combined with passive acoustic monitoring to correlate vocal activity with dive behavior.
September 26, 2017 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Socio-Sexual and Probable Mating Behavior of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Observed From an Aircraft

An examination of beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) interactions and mating behavior in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
January 11, 2015 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Beluga Whale Ethogram: A Tool for Cook Inlet Beluga Conservation?

A whale ethogram — a comprehensive description and definition of behavioral states and events exhibited by the endangered stock of Cook Inlet beluga whales.
January 01, 2015 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Passive acoustic monitoring on the North Atlantic right whale calving grounds

This study evaluates the effectiveness of Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) on right whale calving grounds by documenting the occurrence of right whale call detections on 2 types of acoustic instruments deployed in the South Atlantic.
September 10, 2014 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Southeast

Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales

A project using passive acoustic monitoring to document the distribution of belugas and killer whales.
September 01, 2013 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

A Two-Stage Translocation Strategy for Improving Juvenile Survival of Hawaiian Monk Seals

Research suggests that immature seals may benefit in terms of survival from being moved from areas of lower to higher juvenile survival.
June 20, 2013 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands