by Bethany Smith | Aug 8, 2023 | Map
Killer Whale Update Killer whales (Orcinus orca) have group-specific call repertoires that can be used to track groups and populations using passive acoustic monitoring. To provide a detailed description of the Icelandic killer whale repertoire and its variation,...
by Bethany Smith | May 10, 2023 | Map
Effects of Space Shuttle on Animals Beginning in 1978, HSWRI’s investigators studied the potential impacts on sonic booms from launches of space vehicles, including the Space Shuttle, on the biota of the California Channel Islands. Researchers monitored the abundance...
by Bethany Smith | Nov 9, 2022 | Map
First analysis of mercury in IRL dolphins HSWRI researchers analyzed mercury and selenium concentrations on mercury and selenium concentrations in Indian River Lagoon (IRL) dolphins to collect baseline data as an aid in monitoring possible contributions to reduced...
by Bethany Smith | Nov 9, 2022 | Map
First use of satellite telemetry to monitor dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon While cetaceans have been extensively studied around the world, nocturnal movements and habitat use have been largely unaddressed for most populations. This study was the first to utilize...
by Bethany Smith | Oct 11, 2022 | Map
Rescuing Winter the Dolphin The Dolphin Tale movie brought to the big screen the true story of Winter, a severely injured dolphin who stranded off the Florida coast and received breakthrough medical care that allows her to swim with a prosthetic tail. While her story...
