Foraging specialization, environmental barriers, and social structure have driven the development of strong genetic differentiation within many marine species, including
The United States Navy’s marine species monitoring program addresses four general topics surrounding the impact of mid-frequency active sonar (MFAS)
As part of a long-term U.S. Navy-funded marine mammal monitoring program, in February 2016 a combining boat-based field effort and
As awareness of the effects of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals has grown, research has broadened from evaluating physiological responses
There are 18 species of odontocetes found around the main Hawaiian Islands, and 11 of these have resident, island-associated populations
Divergence in acoustic signals used by different populations of marine mammals can be caused by a variety of environmental, hereditary,
Pelagic false killer whales (PFKW) are killed or seriously injured in the Hawai‘i-based deep-set longline fishery more than any other cetacean population, with bycatch regularly
In Hawai‘i, the diet of endangered main Hawaiian Islands false killer whales (FKWs) includes pelagic and nearshore game fish, overlapping