Spinner Dolphins

New publication: Inferring dolphin population status: using unoccupied aerialsystems to quantify age-structure.

MMRP

Aug 292 min read

New publication: Inferring dolphin population status: using unoccupied aerialsystems to quantify age-structure.

Written by Fabien Vivier We are pleased to announce a new publication in Animal Conservation entitled: Inferring dolphin population...

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MMRP

Jul 3, 20233 min read

Plastic Free July - 12 Years on...

Written by Claire Lacey. If you’ve never come across it, the idea of “Plastic Free July” originated in Western Australia in 2011 as an...

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New publication: Using drones to quantify the age-structure of free-ranging delphinid populations

MMRP

Jun 28, 20234 min read

New publication: Using drones to quantify the age-structure of free-ranging delphinid populations

Written by Fabien Vivier We are pleased to announce a new publication in Ecology and Evolution entitled: Quantifying the age-structure of...

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Hawaiʻi Island fieldwork - an intern perspective

MMRP

Jul 18, 20223 min read

Hawaiʻi Island fieldwork - an intern perspective

Written by Ashley Marxsen Intern Ashley Marxsen, photographing pilot whales off of the Kona coast, Hawaiʻi Island. Photos taken under...

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Oʻahu line transect surveys - that's a wrap!

MMRP

Jul 12, 20222 min read

Oʻahu line transect surveys - that's a wrap!

Written by Claire Lacey There have been some big milestones over the last month or so, here at "spinner dolphin HQ"! Spinner dolphin,...

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MMRP

Feb 17, 20222 min read

A trash day on the water...

By Claire Lacey Standing on the beautiful beaches of O`ahu, you could easily be forgiven for thinking the ocean is pristine. The crystal...

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Researching spinner dolphin population demography in Hawai’i using drones

MMRP

Jan 5, 20225 min read

Researching spinner dolphin population demography in Hawai’i using drones

Written by Fabien Vivier In September 2021, we conducted boat-based surveys off the Kona coastline in search of spinner dolphins...

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MMRP

Oct 1, 20213 min read

Spinner dolphins on tour

Written by Claire Lacey This work is a collaboration with NOAA / PIFSC Regular readers may remember from a previous blog post - Counting...

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MMRP

Jun 10, 20215 min read

True Life: I'm a Fieldwork Fanatic

Written by Liah McPherson Well, the first semester of my master’s degree was fairly routine: taking classes, reading papers, and getting...

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MMRP

Jun 4, 20213 min read

Counting dolphins

Written by Claire Lacey Exciting times here at “spinner dolphin project HQ”, as we make final preparations to get our dolphin surveys...

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MMRP

Mar 1, 20214 min read

A dose of vitamin sea

Written by Claire Lacey In the early days of the pandemic, I wrote a blog entry for the UK Chartered Institute of Ecology and...

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Hello from your token overzealous new graduate student!

MMRP

Sep 8, 20203 min read

Hello from your token overzealous new graduate student!

Written by Liah McPherson Studying dolphins has always been my life’s goal. Truly, I cannot remember a time in my life when I wasn’t...

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New publication: Cashing in on spinner dolphins

MMRP

Aug 13, 20204 min read

New publication: Cashing in on spinner dolphins

Written by Lars Bejder We are pleased to announce the following publication by Dr Carlie Wiener and co-authors in Frontiers in Marine...

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MMRP

Oct 14, 20193 min read

Taking time to learn, reboot, refresh and refocus at the MMRP

Written by Guido Parra After almost 13 years post my PhD and working hard to climb up the academic food chain, I decided it was time to...

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MMRP

Feb 8, 20192 min read

Drone calibration flights

Written by Fabien Vivier As part of our collaborative project with NOAA PIFSC, JIMAR and Sea Life Park entitled "Calibrating UAS...

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Using drone photogrammetry to assess demographic parameters in small delphinid populations

MMRP

Nov 29, 20182 min read

Using drone photogrammetry to assess demographic parameters in small delphinid populations

Written by Fabien Vivier Last month (Oct 2018) we visited the Pacific Whale Foundation on Maui to initiate our project focusing on...

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