The number of scientific papers resulting from biologging instruments deployed on marine
mammals is increasing as improved technologies result in smaller devices and improved …

On October 1, 2009, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received a petition from
the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) requesting, in light of the small population …

Biologging technology allows researchers to take measurements from free-ranging animals
as they move undisturbed through their environment. Recent advances in biologging …

Abstract Knowledge of the distribution and relative abundance of odontocete cetaceans is
important for helping to understand and potentially mitigate impacts of anthropogenic …

At least ten species of beaked whales inhabit the North Pacific, but little is known about their
abundance, ecology, and behavior, as they are elusive and difficult to distinguish visually at …

We assessed scarring patterns as evidence of fisheries interactions for three populations of
false killer whales in Hawai 'i. Bycatch of the pelagic population in the tuna longline fishery …

False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) are large delphinids typically found in deep
water far offshore. However, in the Hawaiian Archipelago, there are 2 resident island …

For species listed under the US Endangered Species Act, federal agencies must designate
'critical habitat', areas containing features essential to conservation and/or that may require …

False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) depredate bait and catch in the Hawai 'i‐based
deep‐set longline fishery, and as a result, this species is hooked or entangled more than …

The Levantine Basin (LB) is still considered a void as regards its cetacean fauna: species
population abundance and distribution patterns are unknown, and even the list of species …