Notes From the Field - Hawaii

Whale season still in ample swing (click hear to see entire article)

Submitted on Wed, 03/20/2013 - 2:42pm

The weather proved amiable for whale watching Tuesday, as Ultimate Whale Watch guests climbed aboard Ocean Liberty.  They were ardently awaiting the opportunity to appreciate the humpback whales that aggregate around Hawaii for their mating and birthing aspirations each year.  Our astonishing whale watch affirmed that the mating and birthing season is still in ample swing. 

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Watch Out, Whale About (click title to view full article)

Submitted on Thu, 02/14/2013 - 2:00pm

Pacific Whale Foundation’s (PWF) Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Emmanuelle Martinez, recently held a talk free to the public called “Watch Out, Whales About!

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Exciting Ending Encounter Exceeds Expectations

Submitted on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 9:41am

Tuesday established the Research Department’s fourth Ultimate Whale Watch of the season.  With the recent storm front moving through, we were unsure how the experience would turn out for guests and researchers alike.  After a quick breakfast and research presentation, all Ultimate Whale Watchers headed down to Ocean Liberty to begin our 2 hour whale adventure.  The skies were compact with clouds yet the seas proved smooth.

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Ultimate Calf Whale Watch

Submitted on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 10:32am

On Tuesday, January 15, 2013, we hosted our second successful Ultimate Whale Watch of the season.  The Porto-catered breakfast helped the guests wake for an early start.  A member of our research staff presented some background information on the humpback whale studies conducted by the PWF Research Team.

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Ultimate Whale Watch

Submitted on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 3:44pm

Today marked our first Ultimate Whale Watch this season….and it was Ultimate!!

Guests started with a light breakfast provided by Pacific Whale Foundation’s restaurant, Porto.  This was followed by a presentation by a member of PWF’s research staff, diving into the research PWF is conducting throughout the Pacific on humpback whales.  Guests were then led to board Ocean Explorer, after getting a group photo.  We set off on our whale watch, seeing humpback exhalations sprinkled all around.

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Black Friday Surveys

Submitted on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 11:16am

While many Americans rushed to benefit from amazing deals on Black Friday after Thanksgiving, PWF’s Research Team took advantage of some calmer waters near Ma’alaea Bay.  Heading south towards the bay, the crew were discussing some details relating to our new Hawaii humpback research permit (active starting in January!) when only a few hundred yards behind Ocean Protector a full size humpback breached!  This adult was not only part of a pod in competition for a place next to a female, but was also the first humpback sighting of the season for a couple of the resea

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Adoption Dolphin Sighting

Submitted on Mon, 10/08/2012 - 2:30pm

The water was extremely calm last Thursday as the Maui Research Team left Lahaina Harbor.  We were so fortunate to have such great conditions in areas that are usually too rough to survey for dolphins.  We headed towards the waters of Ma’alaea Bay, just outside one of the windiest harbors in the world, where the water resembled a lake.

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Awareness (click here to see full story)

Submitted on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 1:10pm

The Research Team left Lahaina Harbor just before 8 am on September 27, 2012.  Our last field day ended with no odontocete sightings (though we must remember that zero is important distribution data), so hopes were high for some exciting encounters this time.

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The Original Surfers (click here for full story)

Submitted on Mon, 09/17/2012 - 2:14pm

The research team left Lahaina Harbor on September 13, 2012, to head to the area of transects lines randomly selected for the day.  On the way out of the harbor we couldn’t help but watch the surfers attempting to catch waves…   

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False Killer Whale Catalog (click here for full story)

Submitted on Fri, 09/07/2012 - 2:08pm

The Pacific Whale Foundation’s Research Team has had a great Maui field season so far.  Some scheduling conflicts prevented us from getting in the field this week, but that means more time in the lab processing the data we have been collecting.  Right now, one of our primary focuses is matching the False Killer Whale dorsal fin images we have been collecting in the field the past few weeks.

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