#False Killer Whale
Science advisors discuss updates to protected species issues, strategic planning for Western Pacific fisheries
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee met this week to review protected species management and discuss strategic planning for fisheries in the region.
Earthjustice files lawsuit to protect sea turtles, sharks, whales
Earthjustice filed suit today on behalf of the Conservation Council for Hawai‘i and native Hawaiian cultural practitioner Mike Nakachi seeking protection of a host of threatened and endangered Pacific Ocean species from harm.
Scientific Paper Uses PWF Tour Vessels to Examine Dolphin Species Distribution
The study focused on the four most frequently sighted species in Maui Nui — the Pantropical spotted dolphin, the spinner dolphin, the common bottlenose dolphin and the more elusive false killer whale — and revealed a concerning lack of applicable information regarding the distribution of these populations.
Scientific Paper on Pygmy Killer Whales Released after 2019 Mass Stranding on Maui
On Aug. 29, 2019, 11 pygmy killer whales (initially believed to be melon headed whales), a species of dolphin, washed ashore in South Maui in a mass stranding that made headlines and inspired a flurry of scientific investigation.
Necropsy of Endangered False Killer Whale Found Stranded off Maui Reveals Dietary First
While investigating it’s cause of death, the University of Hawaiʻi Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Lab found the remains of octopuses in its stomach, which was previously an unknown part of the species’ diet.
Maui Topography Possible Contributing Factor in Mass Whale Stranding
NOAA Fisheries: the nearby Māʻalaea Harbor has been a common stranding location for both pygmy killer whales and melon headed whales in recent history.
Lawsuit Seeks Protection of Hawaiian False Killer Whale
The National Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday seeking the protection of Hawaiʻi’s 150 resident false killer whales. The lawsuit alleges that officials with the National Marine Fisheries Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association failed to timely designate critical habitat for the Main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer […]
Researchers Laud Recovery of Stranded Rare False Killer Whale
Only three Hawaiian false killer whales have been reported stranded in the past 18 years. “With less than 200 individuals alive today, every piece of information is critical,” says Dr. Kristi West, head of Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s stranding program.
False Killer Whale Hooking Threatens Tuna Fishery Closure
A second such hooking of a false killer whale in Hawaiian waters this calendar year would trigger the closure of the fishery to tuna longline fishing for an area encompassing more than 112,000 square nautical miles south of the main Hawaiian islands.
Sea Talk on Hawaii’s False Killer Whales
Maui Ocean Center hosts a Sea Talk tonight (Monday, April 05, 2010) on Hawaii’s False Killer Whales. Dr. Robin W. Baird, a research biologist, offers a slideshow presentation on the species population decline. The main Hawaiian Islands are home to a small resident population of false killer whales, the only known island resident population of […]