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Prey-Related Asphyxiation in Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Along the U.S. West Coast: Importance of American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) on Adult Female Harbor Porpoise Mortality

Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) diets are predominantly comprised of small fish species (<30 cm) and squid. However, predation on larger

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Using Dolphins to Catch Tuna: Assessment of Associations Between Pantropical Spotted Dolphins and Yellowfin Tuna Hook and Line Fisheries in Hawai‘i

In Hawaiian waters fishermen use the association between pantropical spotted dolphins (Stenella attenuata) and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) to catch

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Identifying Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris longirostris Movement and Behavioral Patterns to Inform Conservation Strategies in Maui Nui, Hawai‘i

Spinner dolphins Stenella longirostris longirostris in Hawai‘i exhibit a predictable diurnal behavioral pattern which makes them vulnerable to human disturbance:

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Is It All About the Haul? Pelagic False Killer Whale Interactions with Longline Fisheries in the Central North Pacific

Pelagic false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) are killed or seriously injured in the Hawai‘i-based deep-set longline fishery more than any other

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Marine Mammal Skin Microbiotas are Influenced by Host Phylogeny

Skin-associated microorganisms have been shown to play a role in immune function and disease of humans, but are understudied in

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Life History and Social Structure as Drivers of Persistent Organic Pollutant Levels and Stable Isotopes in Hawaiian False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens)

False killer whales are long-lived, slow to mature, apex predators, and therefore susceptible to bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

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Remoras Pick Where They Stick on Blue Whales

Animal-borne video recordings from blue whales in the open ocean show that remoras preferentially adhere to specific regions on the

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Lunge Filter Feeding Biomechanics Constrain Rorqual Foraging Ecology Across Scale

Fundamental scaling relationships influence the physiology of vital rates, which in turn shape the ecology and evolution of organisms. For

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Southernmost Record of False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens)

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Reemergence of Guadalupe Fur Seals in the U.S. Pacific Northwest: The Epidemiology of Stranding Events During 2005-2016

Guadalupe fur seals (GFS), Arctocephalus philippii townsendi, an U.S. Endangered Species Act threatened pinniped, have recently reappeared in their historic

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