University of Hawaii Manoa: Tagging Whales From the Sky - New Methods Revolutionize Research
August 03, 2026
August 03, 2026
MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 3 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
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Tagging whales from the sky: New methods revolutionize research
Marine mammal research has attained new heights as scientists at the University of Hawaii at Manoa are deploying noninvasive suction-cup tags onto humpback whales using drones. Traditionally, researchers from the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) in the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology . . .
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Tagging whales from the sky: New methods revolutionize research
Marine mammal research has attained new heights as scientists at the University of Hawaii at Manoa are deploying noninvasive suction-cup tags onto humpback whales using drones. Traditionally, researchers from the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) in the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology . . .