Hawaii Institute Marine Biology

December 17, 2024

Using Drones, HIMB Researchers Assess the Health of Humpback Whale Mother-Calf Pairs Across the Pacific Ocean

KANEOHE, HI (DEC 17, 2024)- In a groundbreaking study published this week in The Journal of Physiology, biologists at the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) at […]
December 11, 2024

HIMB Researchers Characterize Keys to Successful Pregnancy in Humpback Whales 

Aerial image of a newborn humpback whale calf off Maui, Hawaiʻi. Photo by Lars Bejder (Marine Mammal Research Program; NMFS permit 20311-01).
November 1, 2024

Breakthrough Study Shows Coral Reefs will Transform but can Persist, if Carbon is Curbed

By Maria Frostic KANEOHE, HI (NOV 1, 2024)- In a breakthrough study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at Hawaiʻi Institute […]
October 15, 2024

Three Finalists Selected for Position of HIMB Director

By Maria Frostic Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi (Sept. 30, 2024)-The School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM) is […]
October 7, 2024

UH Researchers Turn Sharks Into Oceanographers, In Two Oceans

By Maria Frostic Kim Holland, Research Professor at UH Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) and founder of its Shark Research Lab, together with colleague at […]
September 26, 2024

Accepting Applications: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) SOEST Dean

Opening Date: September 18, 2024 Closing Date: Continuous recruitment until filled For first consideration, submit applications by October 30, 2024 as review of applications will begin […]
September 24, 2024

With Curtailed Carbon Emissions, Corals Can Survive Climate Change

By Maria Frostic Kāne‘ohe, HI- September 21- In a study published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers at the UH Hawaiʻi Institute of […]
August 20, 2024

Humpbacks Wield and Manufacture Tools

By Maria Frostic KANEOHE, HI- AUGUST 20- In a study published today in Royal Society Open Science, researchers at the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) at […]