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‘In the Wake of Whales’: New humpback whale film reveals epic journey, urgent science

“In the Wake of Whales” follows UH scientists as they study and monitor the annual migration of humpback whales from Alaska to Hawaiʻi.

Mānoa: Pregnant humpback whales’ energy needs increase when fasting during migration

A new study shows proper intake of food is essential for pregnant humpback whales to pull off the extreme physical feat of annual migration between Hawaiʻi and Alaska.

UH research: Humpback whales craft complex bubble nets to capture more prey

Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology researchers have known that humpback whales create “bubble nets” to hunt, but they discovered that they manipulate the bubble net to maximize their food intake in Alaskan feeding grounds.