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Category Archives: Protected Species
From the ground up: forming an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) program to study whales and dolphins in the Pacific Islands
By Amanda Bradford, Marie Hill, and Kym Yano PIFSC Cetacean Research Program Once used mostly for military purposes, unmanned aircraft systems (UASs, aka drones) are becoming increasingly popular in a wide range of civilian activities. It’s hard to go outside … Continue reading
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Tagged #PacIsCetaceans, Cetacean Research Program, cetaceans, dolphins, hexacopter, HICEAS, NMFS, NOAA, Oahu, PIFSC, Protected Species, PSD, UAS, visual observations, whales
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That’s a Wrap: HICEAS 2017 is Complete!
By Karin Forney HICEAS Cruise Leader In our last update on the progress of the Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS), the NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker had finished three of its four survey legs. In this, our final … Continue reading
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Tagged #HICEAS2017, #PacIsCetaceans, acoustic, Cetacean Research Program, cetaceans, CTD, dolphins, HICEAS, NMFS, NOAA, Oscar Elton Sette, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, passive acoustics, PIFSC, PMNM, Protected Species, PSD, Reuben Lasker, seabirds, sonobuoy, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, SWFSC, visual observations, whales
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HICEAS Hilite: False killer whales, they’re just going through a phase
By Erin Oleson and Amanda Bradford HICEAS Chief Scientist and HICEAS Cruise Leader One of the primary goals for a ship-based survey like the Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS) is to collect the data we need to … Continue reading
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Tagged #HICEAS2017, #PacIsCetaceans, acoustic, Cetacean Research Program, cetaceans, dolphins, false killer whales, HICEAS, HICEAS Hilite, line-transect, NMFS, NOAA, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, NWHI, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, passive acoustics, PIFSC, PMNM, Protected Species, PSD, visual observations, whales
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HICEAS Hilite: [Dolphin] Dinosaurs Still Exist
By Shannon Coates and Mark Cotter HICEAS Lead Acoustician and HICEAS Cetacean Observer With the the Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS) of 2017 winding down, we were approached by our Cruise Leaders about writing a blog about … Continue reading
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Tagged #HICEAS2017, #PacIsCetaceans, acoustic, Cetacean Research Program, cetaceans, dolphins, HICEAS, HICEAS Hilite, line-transect, NMFS, NOAA, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, NWHI, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, passive acoustics, PIFSC, PMNM, Protected Species, PSD, rough-toothed dolphins, visual observations, whales
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From two ships to one: The penultimate leg of HICEAS 2017
By Jim Carretta HICEAS Cruise Leader When we last checked in on the progress of the Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS), one of the two NOAA ships involved in the survey had completed its HICEAS 2017 mission. … Continue reading
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Tagged #HICEAS2017, #PacIsCetaceans, acoustic, Cetacean Research Program, cetaceans, CTD, dolphins, eDNA, HICEAS, NMFS, NOAA, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, passive acoustics, PIFSC, PMNM, Protected Species, PSD, pygmy sperm whales, Reuben Lasker, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, seabirds, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, SWFSC, visual observations, whales
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Who are you? Who, Who? Who, Who? Studying a cryptic marine mammal species by eDNA
By Lauren Jacobsen HICEAS Visiting Scientist Lauren is a Lab Associate with the Bioacoustics Research Program at Cornell University and practices veterinary medicine in western New York. She participated on a leg of HICEAS 2017 as a visiting scientist. In … Continue reading
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Tagged #HICEAS2017, #PacIsCetaceans, acoustic, beaked whales, Cetacean Research Program, cetaceans, Cornell University, Cross Seamount, CTD, dolphins, eDNA, HICEAS, NMFS, NOAA, Oregon State University, passive acoustics, PIFSC, Protected Species, PSD, Reuben Lasker, whales
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