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Rice’s Whales in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico: Call Variation and Occurrence Beyond the Known Core Habitat

We used long-term passive acoustic recordings from the northwestern Gulf of Mexico shelf break to explore the extent of Rice’s whale distribution in the northern Gulf of Mexico and to evaluate whether they exhibit seasonal movements throughout this range.
January 06, 2023 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Modeling Protected Species Distributions and Habitats to Inform Siting and Management of Pioneering Ocean Industries: A Case Study for Gulf of Mexico Aquaculture

We developed a transparent and repeatable method to identify aquaculture opportunity areas with the least conflict with protected species.
October 12, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Use of Drift Studies to Understand Seasonal Variability in Sea Turtle Stranding Patterns in Mississippi

In this study stranded sea turtles provide valuable information about causes of mortality.
October 06, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Assessing the Vulnerability of Marine Life to Climate Change in the Pacific Islands Region

The Pacific Islands Vulnerability Assessment (PIVA) project assessed the susceptibility of 83 marine species to the impacts of climate change projected to 2055.
July 08, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Mapped Coral Mortality and Refugia in an Archipelago-Scale Marine Heat Wave

We develop and apply an airborne coral mortality mapping approach to identify reef refugia in a major marine heat wave across the Hawaiian Islands.
May 02, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Early Successional Trajectory of Benthic Community in an Uninhabited Reef System Three Years After Mass Coral Bleaching

We track the recovery of reef communities after a mass coral mortality to better understand how a benthic community recovers.
April 20, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Evaluating the Hatchery Program of a Highly Exploited Shrimp Stock (Fenneropenaeus chinensis) in a Temperate Marine Ecosystem

We study the economic and ecological impacts of a Chinese white shrimp hatchery program at a fishery in the Jiaozhou Bay of China.
March 03, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Spatial Distribution and Sources of Nutrients at Two Coastal Developments in South Kohala, Hawai’i

A study documenting how nutrients are distributed within coral reef developments for better understanding of how to make coral reefs more resilient to stressors.
January 06, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Three Decades of Stranding Data Reveal Insights Into Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtles in Hawaiʻi

To combat the scarcity of data on basic hawksbill ecology, we analyzed stranding data collected between 1984 and 2018 to gain insights into the distribution, demography, and conservation challenges facing hawksbills in Hawaiʻi.
December 06, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Hawksbill Nesting in Hawaiʻi: 30-Year Dataset Reveals Recent Positive Trend for a Vital Population

In this study we summarize all available hawksbill nesting activity around the Hawaiian Islands between 1988 and 2018 combatting varied monitoring effort with a predictive modeling approach.
December 01, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,