With whales spending 90% of their time underwater, one of the biggest challenges for a whale behaviorist is to actually see them! Thanks to your generous support, we are now on the cusp of new discoveries into the underwater social lives of whales on the breeding grounds.The warm, clear waters …
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2017: A Critical Year for Humpbacks in Hawaii
Next year (2017) may go down as one of the most critical years for humpback whale research in Hawaii in the last fifty years. For the first time since 1966 when whaling was deemed illegal in the North Pacific, humpbacks will no longer be considered an endangered species trying to come back from the …
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Join us at Whale Tales: February 24 – 27, 2017 at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
We are excited to announce that the dates and location for Whale Tales 2017 have been finalized! Join us February 24 – 27, 2017 at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua.Whale Tales 2017 will feature a multi-day program with presentations offered throughout the day by world-class presenters from around the …
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Whale Tales 2017 Lead Sponsors Announced!
Although the dates have not yet been confirmed for Whale Tales 2017, planning is well underway and we couldn’t be happier to announce that our lead event sponsors for next year’s event will include MacGillivray Freeman Films/One World One Ocean, Pacific Life Foundation, and Makana Aloha …
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How to Identify Whales
Humpback whales are easily identified based on the markings of the underside of the tail fluke. A photograph of these markings provides a permanent identification (ID) record of an individual whale.So How Do We Tell the Whales Apart? A whale’s tail ranges from all black to all white to any …
President Obama Joins Partnership Protecting Whale Migration Corridors
At the North American Leaders’ Summit in Ottawa on June 29, 2016 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Barak Obama, and President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to a historic North American Climate, Clean Energy and Environment Partnership. The partnership lays out a vision for advancing clean and …
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