We asses the persistent organic pollutants in green turtle populations in the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge and San Diego Bay to understand the contamination risks for these populations.
This study establishes the Mariana Archipelago as a breeding area for endangered western North Pacific humpback whales, contributing to research and conservation efforts to identify all associated breeding grounds and potential threats in those locations.
To expand understanding of short‐finned pilot whale ecology in the region, we conducted small‐boat surveys in 2010−2016 within the Mariana Archipelago.
In the Hawaiian Archipelago, three genetically distinct false killer whale populations coexist. Researchers investigated whether their whistles could be used to identify populations in acoustic recordings when genetic or photographic-identification data are unavailable.
Continued efforts towards mutual understanding the U.S. and Japan's differences in fishing practices and fisheries management help us better understand each other’s culture and ocean policies, to help maintain sustainable fisheries into the future.
We investigate the effects of climate change and fishing on Hawaii’s deep-set longline fishery for bigeye tuna; and find results that suggest a decline in Hawaii’s longline fishery yield may be inevitable.
This 2005-2013 study confirms the broad distribution of sperm whales across the North Pacific and highlights subtle temporal patterns in their acoustic activity, which may be related to shifts in animal behavior or movement.
This paper describes song production by the eastern North Pacific right whale (NPRW, Eubalaena japonica) in the southeastern Bering Sea. Songs were localized in real-time to individuals using sonobuoys.