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HICEAS Halfway: Two Ships Keep Up the Momentum Surveying for Whales and Dolphins Around Hawaiʻi

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

Researchers continue to study cetaceans around the Hawaiian Islands during a six-month project.

November 30, 2017 - Research ,

Pacific Islands

Scientists aboard the Sette celebrate as we cross over the International Dateline during Leg 3, with the first-timers wearing party hats. From left to right: Dawn Breese, Ann Allen, Jennifer Keating, Christopher Hoeffer, Andrea Bendlin, Marie Hill, Erik Norris, Carrie Sinclair, Paula Olson, Rory Driskell, Adam Ü, Greg Sanders, and Allan Ligon. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Josh Fredrick

HICEAS Seabird Observers: Not Just Winging It

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

Seabirds are important indicators of ocean conditions.

November 24, 2017 - Research ,

Pacific Islands

A juvenile Gray-backed Tern flies gracefully over the open ocean. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Christopher Hoefer (Permit #MB033305-0)

Adrift at Sea

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

What is a Drifting Acoustic Spar Buoy Recorder?

November 20, 2017 - Research ,

Pacific Islands

The HICEAS 2017 acoustic team prepares to release a DASBR from the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Amanda Bradford

The HICEAS Adventures Continue: Two Ships Join Forces to Search for Whales and Dolphins in Hawaiian Waters

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

The NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker arrives in Hawaii to join NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette and survey for whales, dolphins, and seabirds near the Hawaiian Islands.

November 13, 2017 - Research ,

Pacific Islands

Risso’s dolphins on a particularly calm day. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Marie Hill (Permit #20311)

Hawaii’s Bottomfish Fishermen Catch Their Fish, and Eat It Too

Hawaii Bottomfish Heritage Project

By Kirsten Leong

October 27, 2017 - Research ,

Pacific Islands

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Onaga dai Bonkei, A Special Bottomfish Dish

Hawaii Bottomfish Heritage Project

The cultural importance and a special preparation of onaga, one of Hawaii’s “Deep 7” bottomfish.

October 16, 2017 - Research ,

Pacific Islands

HICEAS Hilite: Close Encounters of the Rare Kind - The Longman’s Beaked Whale aka Indopacetus

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

Indopacetus pacificus, or the Longman’s beaked whale, is one of the most rarely seen species of beaked whale.

October 04, 2017 - Research ,

Pacific Islands

The setting sun highlights the puffy blows characteristic of Indopacetus. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Amanda Bradford (Permit #20311)

From Graduate Studies in Beaufort, North Carolina, to Measuring Seas in Hawaii with the Beaufort Scale

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

Two 3rd-year PhD students each participated on a leg of HICEAS 2017 as visiting scientists.

September 27, 2017 - Research ,

Pacific Islands

Joe Fader (second from left) assists with Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operations. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (Permit #20311)

A Day in the Life of East Island Exiles

How we stayed sane on the smallest island field camp in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

September 27, 2017 - Survey ,

Pacific Islands

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Making Science Happen: The Officers and Crew of the Oscar Elton Sette

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

The objective of the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette is simple: provide a platform to conduct research for the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center.

September 14, 2017 - Research ,

Pacific Islands

The NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette – our floating village! Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü.

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