New publication by Vivier et al - concerning results: Drone photogrammetry reveals age-structure shifts with potential consequences for the viability of spinner dolphins in Hawai'i www.int-res.com/journals/esr...

Hawaii’s humpback whales like to steal the spotlight, but their cousins the false killer whales desperately need our help. www.iflscience.com/nutritional-... #marmam

Recently we have transitioned to tagging whales from the sky…. Yes, recent technological advances are allowing us to tag whales via our drones. This method has several advantages: it is safer for the whales and safer for us humans. See blog for further details: www.mmrphawaii.org/post/suction...

If you are interested in working with me on a PhD on the effects of killer whale fear on baleen whale ecology, behavior, and evolution... and you would be eligible for the fellowship below... contact me! www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

NEW: NSF has been funding research at a fraction of its historic rate. Last week, the agency finally began distributing money to its directorates and is now likely to pick up the grantmaking pace. But these allocations also amount to substantial cuts across the sciences. My reporting:

Did you hear the good news? The House has pulled the ESA Amendments Act (H.R. 1897) from the floor after facing unexpected opposition, including from several Republican members. The bill aimed to weaken parts of the Endangered Species Act, especially around how protections can impact development.

Job Alert: Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is hiring a Data Scientist with robust quantitative skills, knowledge of best practices with data management, and an ability to collaborate across units. Based in Front Royal, VA. trustcareers.si.edu/postings/c63...

New publication! 'Headbutting Behavior Between Sperm Whales Documented Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles' Out in @marinemammalogy.bsky.social in collaboration with @lrendell.bsky.social, @azwhlab.bsky.social and @asociaciontursiops.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1111/mms....

New paper alert! Alexandra Vanderzee found that AnyDorsal can effectively identify Risso's dolphins. This is a fun result because a) AnyDorsal wasn't trained on Risso's and b) it shows AnyDorsal can balance scars dorsal notches as separate ID information onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Fantastic opportunity to work with us at Shark Bay Dolphin Research 👇🏻

Hawaii’s #falsekillerwhales are slipping closer to extinction… read more here: www.mauimagazine.net/false-killer... #marmam

Published! Gough et al: Daily energetic expenditure and energy consumption of short-finned pilot whales. Drones+tags+diet reveal pilot whales need ~142 squid/day @marinemammalogy.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @acs-ps.bsky.social @uhmanoa.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...

Another great paper on baleen whales & calving 🐳🌍🦑🧪

Go Team Europe #RyderCup

New! Longer body size means more female calves in baleen whales! By Zoe Rand, Sarah Converse and myself Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... Press: www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...

We are hiring (Post number 2) - join us as a graduate research assistant to support killer whale research. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct. jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

It's official! I'm now the newest postgraduate research fellow at the marine mammal research program at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Bio and blog post with more details here: www.mmrphawaii.org/alec-burslem www.mmrphawaii.org/post/shippin...

New collaborative research out today with @raincoast.org explores the deep-roots of conflict over killer whale and Chinook management in the Salish Sea - proposing new approaches to transform intractable conflicts. www.timescolonist.com/environment/...

Impressive work by Cam Nemeth (not on BlueSky). We hypothesized that the significant lift force produced by the humpback whale’s large pectoral flippers result in them being the only species executing tight, high-speed, sustained turns characteristic of bubble-net feeding doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

You can find the first JEB additional language abstract by Cameron Nemeth and colleagues in #Hawaiian accompanying their paper, The key to bubble-net feeding: how humpback whale morphology functionally differs from other baleen whales at journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

Happy World Oceans day : youtu.be/xmrksxoTYEk

Journal editors struggling to find reviewers — there are some bloody good reasons why conservationbytes.com/2025/05/07/j...

Had a great time this week presenting at the Scottish oceans institute seminar series, giving an overview of my PhD work on sperm whale behavior and physiology. Recording here: universityofstandrews907-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/person... @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social

🚨🎉 New paper "Ten quick tips to get you started with Bayesian statistics", hope you'll like it 😇🤗 ✍🏽 w/ Andy Royle, Marc Kéry and Chloé Nater 🔗 dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... @plos.org @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @cnrsoccitanieest.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social

Just two more days to support Marine Mammal Research in Hawaii. Please join us: givingday.uhfoundation.org/giving-day/9...

We’d love your support to protect marine mammals in Hawaii givingday.uhfoundation.org/giving-day/9...

The Marine Mammal Research Program at the University of Hawaii needs your help. See link for donation page: lnkd.in/gzC5KCWZ #marinemammals

📢Exciting news 1: We just launched our new Center for Active Sensing with Sound 🎧🥳 📢Exciting news 2: We are looking for 2 new PhD students 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 in “Echolocation in bats🦇 and toothed whales 🐬” – read more here:

A huge congratulations to Martin van Aswegen for successfully defending his PhD discussing on the energetic costs of pregnancy and growth in humpback whales ! #marinemammals

The National Science Foundation says that it is complying with Friday's court order and will resuming funding to grants and projects. new.nsf.gov/executive-or...

1/n: New publication in Conservation Biology led by @ptpatton.bsky.social Title: Optimizing automated photo identification for population assessments. #marinemammals conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Looking forward to heading to Hawaii for field work soon ….

Honor to present @aiasdk.bsky.social on collaborative humpback whale research seeking to understand pop. consequences of climate change. Included results from van Aswegen et al physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/... physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/... Thx @cjaw.bsky.social :sketch

Some of our group’s research published last November quantifying and reducing the costs from animal-borne tags on study animals #biologging royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Since early December, there have been six entangled #humpback #whales in Hawaii – "more than what is typical at this time in the season." www.khon2.com/local-news/s...

1/n New paper by van Aswegen (not on bluesky) et al: Maternal investment, body condition and calf growth in humpback whales physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/... This serves as a companion to gestation paper published last week physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/... #marinemammals

Copenhagen Xmas kayak parade. Fun (and cold)!

Hot off the press: van Aswegen et al. (not on bluesky): Energetic cost of gestation and prenatal growth in humpback whales. Journal of Physiology @jphysiol.bsky.social physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/... #MarineMammals

Solitary humpback whales manufacture bubble-nets as tools to increase prey intake; royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #MarineMammals

Conservation and ecology journal ranks 2023 Quite a bit late this year, but I've finally put together the 2023 conservation / ecology / sustainability journal ranks based on my (published) journal-ranking method (as I've done every year since 2008). After 16 years of doing this exercise, I can't…

1/x: On 1 December, I start my eight-month Visiting Fellowship at Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS) – and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I am looking forward to working in this stimulating environment while also developing new initiatives with Professor Peter Madsen at Aarhus University.

New #IAPETUS UK #PhD opportunity! Mapping Arctic marine mammal distributions ❄️🐳 🐋🦭❄️ with ship & satellite surveys, investigating their interactions with vessels Led by @heriotwattuni.bsky.social w @uniofstandrews.bsky.social, @bas.ac.uk and Hurtigruten Expeditions 🚢 ❄️ tinyurl.com/mt6vuakx. 👇👇

We (Marine Mammal Research Program [@MMRP_UH] at the University of Hawaii) had the great honor of being part of the first episode which portrays our collaborative work on humpback whales in Hawaii and Alaska. Great partnership with Alaska Whale Foundation. Go Netflix !

Join us (please share)! 2-year postdoc fellowship. Aim: to establish a satellite-based, cost-effective humpback whale population monitoring approach for Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. Apply 14July. www.mmrphawaii.org/post/come-jo...

Who knew!? New publication by Conor Ryan et al: Morphology of nares associated with stereo-olfaction in baleen whales. We argue that zoo-planktivirous mysticetes may use scent to locate food. @BiologyLetters. rb.gy/52oa1y

Will G prepping for another exciting humpback whale suction-cup tagging field season in Hawaii.

Annual Christmas party at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology at the University of Hawaii.

More jobs at the University of Hawaii www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa...

If you are on Oahu, Hawaii, and interested in marine mammals - here's a great opportunity for you...

Four tenure-track positions in Sustainable Fisheries at the University of Hawaii. Come work with us! Great place to work and live!