Humpback whales face a major setback from climate change
The iconic whales are recovering from near extinction, but warming seas could force them away from historic breeding grounds.
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The iconic whales are recovering from near extinction, but warming seas could force them away from historic breeding grounds.
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The laboratory was founded by Adam Pack, who holds a joint appointment in the departments of psychology and biology. On the team are Lars Bejder and Martin van Aswegen of the Marine Mammal Research Program at UH Mānoa, Jens Currie and Stephanie Stack of the Pacific Whale Foundation, Andy Szabo of Alaska Whale Foundation, Shannon Atkinson of University of Alaska, Fairbanks and Kristi West of Hawaiʻi Pacific University. “Our goal is to learn about the physical and reproductive health of the Hawaiʻi distinct population segment of North Pacific humpback whales by measuring how whale body ...
Above video, the research team uses drones that hover over each whale when it surfaces to measure its body condition. This footage was collected in 2019. Humpback whales are back in waters off of Maui after their fall migration from along the Northern Pacific rim, and the Marine Mammal Laboratory at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, is continuing collaborative research on humpback whale health with scientists from Hawaiʻi and Alaska. During summers, the research team examines the same individual whales in feeding grounds off Southeast Alaska. The laboratory was founded by Adam Pack, who h...