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Monthly Archives: September 2017
From graduate studies in Beaufort, North Carolina, to measuring seas in Hawaii with the Beaufort scale
By Joe Fader and Seth Sykora-Bodie HICEAS Visiting Scientists Joe and Seth are 3rd-year PhD students at Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort, North Carolina, and each participated on a leg of HICEAS 2017 as visiting scientists. Entering the third … Continue reading
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Tagged #HICEAS2017, #PacIsCetaceans, Cetacean Research Program, cetaceans, dolphins, Duke University, false killer whales, HICEAS, NMFS, NOAA, Oscar Elton Sette, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, PIFSC, PMNM, Protected Species, PSD, Reuben Lasker, seabirds, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, SWFSC, whales
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A day in the life of the East Island Exiles
How we stayed sane on the smallest island field camp in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands by Marylou Staman Imagine this: You wake up on a cot, under a canvas tent, and blink your eyes, wondering where you are. As you … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Reininger, citizen science, East Island, fish monitoring brief: main Hawaiian Islands 2013, French Frigate Shoals, Hawaiian monk seal, Jan Willem Staman, Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program, Marylou Staman, MTBAP, nesting, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, sea turtles, Tern Island
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The Mysterious Identity of the Bright-Red Sea Toad
by Bruce Mundy Reposted from the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer expedition, “Deep-Sea Symphony: Exploring the Musicians Seamounts” mission logs. On September 8, 2017, this bright-red sea toad or coffinfish (Chaunacops species) was seen … Continue reading
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Tagged anglerfish, Antennariidae, batfish, C. coloratus, Chaunacops, Chaunax, coffinfish, frogfishes, Hawaiian Islands, Musicians Seamount, Oahu, Ogcocephalidae, Okeanos Explorer, remotely operated vehicle, ROV, ROV Deep Discoverer, sea toad
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Making Science Happen: The Officers and Crew of the Oscar Elton Sette
By Ali Bayless HICEAS Acoustician The objective of the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette is simple: provide a platform to conduct research for the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. The long hours and hard work that goes on behind the … Continue reading
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Tagged #HICEAS2017, #PacIsCetaceans, Cetacean Research Program, cetaceans, HICEAS, NMFS, NOAA, Oscar Elton Sette, PIFSC, Protected Species, PSD, Reuben Lasker
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HICEAS Hilite: Diving into the secret lives of short-finned pilot whales
By Amy Van Cise HICEAS Cetacean Observer It didn’t take many days into the ongoing Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS) to see short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). They came, during our second sighting of the cruise, as … Continue reading
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Off to a Great Start: the First Leg of HICEAS is Complete
By Erin Oleson HICEAS Chief Scientist The Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS) of 2017 is a huge effort. The study area covers over 1.8 million square nautical miles (the entire Hawaiian Exclusive Economic Zone). To comprehensively survey … Continue reading
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Tagged #HICEAS2017, #PacIsCetaceans, acoustic, BOEM, Cetacean Research Program, cetaceans, CTD, DASBR, dolphins, HARP, hexacopter, HICEAS, hydrophone, NMFS, NOAA, Oscar Elton Sette, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, passive acoustics, PIFSC, PMNM, Protected Species, PSD, seabirds, Teacher at Sea, U.S. Navy, UAS, visual observations, whales
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