{"id":161034,"date":"2022-06-21T15:11:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T01:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=161034"},"modified":"2022-07-07T08:21:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T18:21:53","slug":"uh-whale-experts-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/21\/uh-whale-experts-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> whale experts featured in new South Florida <abbr>PBS<\/abbr> series"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_161067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161067\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-mmrp-pbs-humpback-whale.jpg\" alt=\"whale with calf\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-mmrp-pbs-humpback-whale.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-mmrp-pbs-humpback-whale-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-mmrp-pbs-humpback-whale-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NMFS permit 21476 (Photo credit: Liah McPherson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two episodes highlighting humpback whales and featuring researchers from the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M&#257;noa and <abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo are in new episodes of the public television series <em>Changing Seas<\/em>, produced by South Florida <abbr>PBS<\/abbr>. The series premieres on June 22.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> researchers who appear in the first two episodes <em>Vanishing Whales<\/em> and <em>Humpback Health<\/em> include <strong>Kristi West<\/strong>, an associate researcher at <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.himb.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Institute of Marine Biology<\/a>; <strong>Martin van Aswegen<\/strong>, a <abbr title=\"doctor of philosophy\">PhD<\/abbr> candidate at <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmrphawaii.org\/\">Marine Mammal Research Program<\/a> (<abbr>MMRP<\/abbr>); <strong>Adam Pack<\/strong>, a marine mammal scientist at <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo; and <strong>Lars Bejder<\/strong>, director of <abbr>MMRP<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Marine mammals serve an important educational, economic and cultural role in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii,\">Hawai&#699;i,<\/span>&rdquo; said Bejder. &ldquo;<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> also boasts a rich cultural history, as well as strong tourism and fishing industries, renewable energy resources and a military presence. Many of these activities, along with other emerging threats, including climate change, have the potential to negatively impact marine mammals in ways that are not yet well understood.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> News story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/22\/pbs-nature-adam-pack\/\">PBS\u2019 Nature turns to <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo researcher for guidance on humpback whales<\/a>, April 22, 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/marine-mammals\/\">See more stories on marine mammals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161066\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-mmrp-humpback-whale-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"whale\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-mmrp-humpback-whale-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-mmrp-humpback-whale-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-mmrp-humpback-whale.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NMFS permit 21476 (Photo credit: Brijonnay Madrigal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Episodes<\/h2>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/video.wpbt2.org\/video\/1-wk0v6y\/\"><em>Vanishing Whales<\/em><\/a>&rdquo; takes a closer look at the humpback population that migrates between <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and Alaska. Its decades-long recovery from commercial whaling is considered a  conservation success story. But when sightings of the animals suddenly dropped, people became concerned. Now, scientists in both locations are trying to understand what happened to the whales and why.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/video.wpbt2.org\/video\/1402-cp93mj\/\"><em>Humpback Health<\/em><\/a>&rdquo; delves deeper into the many mysteries that remain about these ocean  leviathans. When in their Hawaiian breeding grounds, the humpbacks fast for an extended period, while expending energy on mating and giving birth. Now, for the first time, a team of scientists is making remarkable discoveries about how the whales\u2019 body size and overall health change across the animals\u2019 migratory cycle.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is really important that we study these issues and provide outlets for community members to learn about these animals and the threats that they are exposed to,&rdquo; said van Aswegen. &ldquo;This documentary provides a good overview information on the humpback whales in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and how our research group is studying them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Humpback whales hold a special place in the hearts of Hawaiian residents and are recognized sentinels of ocean health,&rdquo; said West, who is also the director of <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s Stranding Lab. &ldquo;Evaluating the impact of threats faced by humpback whales is critical to effective conservation efforts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other episodes in the series include &ldquo;<em>Kelp: Hidden Treasure of the Salish Sea<\/em>,&rdquo; showing the decline of kelp forests in the Pacific Northwest, and &ldquo;<em>Saving Florida\u2019s Starving Manatees<\/em>,&rdquo; which examines why Florida\u2019s iconic sea cows are dying in record numbers.<\/p>\n<h2>Premiere dates<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>June 22 and 26: 8&#8211;9 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/video.wpbt2.org\/video\/1-wk0v6y\/\"><em>Vanishing Whales<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/video.wpbt2.org\/video\/1402-cp93mj\/\"><em>Humpback Health<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the premiere date, episodes will be available for streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.changingseas.tv\/\">changingseas.tv<\/a> or on the &ldquo;Changing Seas TV&rdquo; YouTube channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PBS series, Changing Seas, features researchers from <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M&#257;noa and <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo in two episodes highlighting humpback whales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[598,53,936,937,262,92,660,14,9],"class_list":["post-161034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-faculty-recognition","tag-hawaii-institute-of-marine-biology","tag-marine-mammal-research-program","tag-marine-mammals","tag-marine-science","tag-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology","tag-student-recognition","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161034"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161678,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161034\/revisions\/161678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}