Are you a citizen scientist who wants to track whales and dolphins? There is an app for that. Pacific Whale Foundation's new Whale & Dolphin Tracker application is now available for download from the App Store and Google Play. W&D Tracker was developed by researchers at PWF in partnership with International Underwater Explorations, a GIS (geospatial information … [Read more...] about Pacific Whale Foundation launches whale and dolphin tracking app
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Author Susan Casey’s fascination with oceans shows no sign of ebbing
Last fall, Oahu’s Kimi Werner was featured in Outside magazine, a thrill for anyone. But when the spearfishing champion and waterwoman highlighted it on social media, her excitement was not as much about the article, but about its author, Susan Casey. When she learned that Casey would be writing the story, Werner posted, “I just about lost my mind!” Praising her as “a woman … [Read more...] about Author Susan Casey’s fascination with oceans shows no sign of ebbing
MauiTime celebrates 20 years of independent journalism
It’s hard to believe sometimes that we’ve been around for two decades. Sure, we’ve changed a lot in that time (what hasn’t?). But in that time, we’ve brought you a lot of stories–some good, others not so much, but all with the goal of publishing interesting, readable and honest stories about what’s really going on in Maui County. That commitment remains the same today as it was … [Read more...] about MauiTime celebrates 20 years of independent journalism
NOTW: Open Carry idiocy, helpful salmonella and the crime of excessive snark
EXPLOITING VILLAINS In February, two teams of South Korean researchers announced cancer-fighting breakthroughs–by taking lessons from how two of medicine’s most vexing, destructive organisms (diarrhea-causing salmonella bacteria and the rabies virus) can access often-unconquerable cancer cells. In journal articles, biologist Jung-joon Min of Chonnam National University … [Read more...] about NOTW: Open Carry idiocy, helpful salmonella and the crime of excessive snark
Dolphin researcher Denise Herzing will speak at Whale Tales
Jane Goodall and chimpanzees; Dian Fossey and gorillas; Denise Herzing and dolphins. While that final name may not be as well known as those of the famed primate observers, Dr. Denise Herzing certainly deserves her place in that respected triumvirate of behavioral biologists. Now in her fourth decade of studying wild cetacean behavior–specifically spotted dolphins in the … [Read more...] about Dolphin researcher Denise Herzing will speak at Whale Tales