Cascadia Research Collective Hawaii OASIS project whale and dolphin sightings

Original provider:
Cascadia Research Collective

Dataset credits:
Robin W. Baird and Annette Harnish, Cascadia Research Collective

Abstract:
Eighteen species of odontocetes have been documented in Hawaiian waters. Prior to 2000, most research focused on spinner dolphins. Since February 2000, we have been undertaking research on cetaceans in Hawaiian waters (under the authorization of National Marine Fisheries Service permits), focusing on the less well-studied species of odontocetes,
examining stock structure, site fidelity, population size, behavior and ecology.

This research is being coordinated by Dr. Robin Baird, but involves collaborations with researchers from the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska SeaLife Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, Portland State University, and Hawai'i Pacific University.

Primary funding for this work has come from the U.S. Navy, National
Marine Fisheries Service and the Wild Whale Research Foundation.

These studies have covered areas around all the main Hawaiian islands, from the island of Hawai'i in the east to Kaua'i and Ni'ihau in the west, and focus on a number of species, including false killer whales, bottlenose dolphins, short-finned pilot whales, rough-toothed dolphins, melon-headed whales, pygmy killer whales, pan-tropical spotted dolphins,
Blainville's beaked whales, and Cuvier's beaked whales. More information on this research is available online at www.cascadiaresearch.org/hawaii.

原始提供方：
卡斯卡迪亚研究集体（Cascadia Research Collective）

数据集致谢：
罗宾·W·贝尔德（Robin W. Baird）与安妮特·哈尼什（Annette Harnish），卡斯卡迪亚研究集体

摘要：
夏威夷海域已记录有18种齿鲸类（odontocetes）。2000年以前，相关研究多聚焦于飞旋海豚。自2000年2月起，研究团队依托美国国家海洋渔业局（National Marine Fisheries Service）许可，在夏威夷海域持续开展鲸类研究，重点关注此前研究较为薄弱的齿鲸类物种，系统探究其种群结构、栖息地保真度、种群规模、行为特征与生态习性。

本研究由罗宾·贝尔德博士牵头协调，合作方涵盖西北渔业科学中心、西南渔业科学中心、太平洋岛屿渔业科学中心、东南渔业科学中心、国家海洋哺乳动物实验室、阿拉斯加海洋生物中心、伍兹霍尔海洋研究所、波特兰州立大学以及夏威夷太平洋大学的科研人员。

本研究的主要资助方为美国海军、美国国家海洋渔业局与野生鲸类研究基金会（Wild Whale Research Foundation）。

本次研究覆盖夏威夷所有主要岛屿周边海域，研究范围东起夏威夷岛，西至考艾岛与尼豪岛，研究对象涵盖伪虎鲸、宽吻海豚、短鳍领航鲸、糙齿海豚、瓜头鲸、侏儒虎鲸、泛热带斑海豚、布氏中喙鲸（Blainville's beaked whales）以及居氏喙鲸（Cuvier's beaked whales）等多个鲸类物种。更多研究详情可登录官网www.cascadiaresearch.org/hawaii查询。