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Monthly Archives: November 2017
HICEAS halfway: Two ships keep up the momentum surveying for whales and dolphins around Hawaiʻi
By Marie Hill and Eric Archer HICEAS Cruise Leaders Following up on the last progress report of the Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS) of 2017, we have completed another leg of survey effort aboard the two NOAA … Continue reading
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HICEAS seabird observers: Not just winging it
By Rachel Holton and Amanda Bradford PIFSC Young Scientist Opportunity Intern and HICEAS Cruise Leader While the Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS) focuses on determining the size, structure, and habitat of cetacean (whale and dolphin) populations in … Continue reading
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Tagged #HICEAS2017, #PacIsCetaceans, Cetacean Research Program, ecosystem observations, HICEAS, NMFS, NOAA, Oscar Elton Sette, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, PIFSC, PMNM, Protected Species, PSD, Reuben Lasker, seabirds, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, SWFSC
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Adrift at Sea
By Ann Allen and Jennifer Keating HICEAS Acoustician and HICEAS Lead Acoustician What is a DASBR? In a previous Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS) blog post (Eavesdropping on the ocean), we briefly described Drifting Acoustic Spar Buoy … Continue reading
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The HICEAS adventures continue: Two ships join forces to search for whales and dolphins in Hawaiian waters
By Amanda Bradford and Jeff Moore HICEAS Cruise Leaders When we last checked in on the progress of the Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS), the first leg of HICEAS 2017 aboard the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette … Continue reading
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Tagged #HICEAS2017, #PacIsCetaceans, acoustic, Cetacean Research Program, cetaceans, CTD, DASBR, dolphins, Duke University, hexacopter, HICEAS, NMFS, NOAA, Oscar Elton Sette, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, passive acoustics, PIFSC, PMNM, Protected Species, PSD, Reuben Lasker, seabirds, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, SWFSC, UAS, visual observations, whales
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