#whale conservation

UH study finds Hawaiian pilot whales eat 416 million squid a year to power deep dives

For the first time, scientists have calculated a detailed “energetic budget” for Hawaiʻi’s short-finned pilot whales, revealing what it takes to power their extreme, 800-meter (2,600-foot) dives for food.

Join ‘Race for Whales’ to support marine research, education and conservation

Humpback whales travel over 3,000 miles to reach their breeding grounds in Hawaiʻi. This month, the Pacific Whale Foundation challenges participants to travel just 1% of that, in a global fundraising effort.