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HIMB Whale Work Featured in PBS Documentary “Changing Seas”

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PBS, first aired June 22, 2022.

The Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) and the Alaska Whale Foundation was featured in a PBS Documentary titled “Changing Seas”.

Video Summary: How does the body size and overall health of humpback whales change across their migratory cycle? A team of researchers studying the animals, which spend part of the year feeding in Alaska and a few months fasting while in their Hawaiian breeding grounds, is making remarkable discoveries.

Watch the full video on PBS Documentary “Changing Seas”.

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