Bulk filter feeding has enabled gigantism throughout evolutionary history. The largest animals, extant rorqual whales, utilize intermittent engulfment filtration feeding
Photographic and genetic studies have revealed the complex population structure of migratory large whales. Most research and management are geographically
Information about blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in the Eastern Tropical Pacific is scarce. Only a few whales have been seen
The global expansion of mariculture offers numerous potential benefits but may also pose a threat to wildlife populations. There is
In 2012 the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) insular population of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) was listed as endangered under
Twenty-six cetacean species have been documented in Hawaiʻi. Eleven odontocete species have distinct small populations resident to one or more
The California coastal stock of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) expanded its range north from the Southern California Bight, its historical
Successful conservation and management of marine top predators rely on detailed documentation of spatiotemporal behavior. For cetacean species, this information
Adults of many free-ranging delphinid species cannot be reliably sexed at sea. Sexually mature, known-sex adult short-finned pilot, pygmy killer,
As part of the long-term United States (U.S.) Navy-funded Marine Species Monitoring Program, from 16–24 August 2022, Cascadia Research Collective