Professor at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. Marine mammal conservation biologist. I work with management agencies to optimize conservation outcomes. Proud Dad! www.mmrphawaii.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/lbejder1971.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbejder1971.bsky.social/post/3mpxsf2fpxs2oNew publication by Vivier et al - concerning results: Drone photogrammetry reveals age-structure shifts with potential consequences for the viability of spinner dolphins in Hawai'i https://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/articles/esr0151206 Jul 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:ndmk6efpgsl4soztupv4ffys/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxsf2fpxs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lbejder1971.bsky.social/post/3mne23o7dyc2jRecently we have transitioned to tagging whales from the sky…. Yes, recent technological advances are allowing us to tag whales via our drones. This method has several advantages: it is safer for the whales and safer for us humans. See blog for further details: https://www.mmrphawaii.org/post/suction-cup-tagging-whales-from-the-sky03 Jun 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:ndmk6efpgsl4soztupv4ffys/app.bsky.feed.post/3mne23o7dyc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbejder1971.bsky.social/post/3m5wbjclw7s2hPublished! Gough et al: Daily energetic expenditure and energy consumption of short-finned pilot whales. Drones+tags+diet reveal pilot whales need ~142 squid/day @marinemammalogy.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @acs-ps.bsky.social @uhmanoa.bsky.social https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-abstract/228/21/jeb249821/369712/Daily-energetic-expenditure-and-energy-consumption?redirectedFrom=fulltext18 Nov 2025 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:ndmk6efpgsl4soztupv4ffys/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5wbjclw7s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbejder1971.bsky.social/post/3lzuqk6xsh227Go Team Europe #RyderCup28 Sep 2025 05:16 +0000at://did:plc:ndmk6efpgsl4soztupv4ffys/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzuqk6xsh227https://bsky.app/profile/lbejder1971.bsky.social/post/3lwryrsj3zs2tImpressive work by Cam Nemeth (not on BlueSky). We hypothesized that the significant lift force produced by the humpback whale’s large pectoral flippers result in them being the only species executing tight, high-speed, sustained turns characteristic of bubble-net feeding https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.249607 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2025 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:ndmk6efpgsl4soztupv4ffys/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwryrsj3zs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lbejder1971.bsky.social/post/3lr4mtnbxzc2pHappy World Oceans day : youtu.be/xmrksxoTYEk https://youtu.be/xmrksxoTYEk08 Jun 2025 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:ndmk6efpgsl4soztupv4ffys/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4mtnbxzc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lbejder1971.bsky.social/post/3lmblnmpojk2hJust two more days to support Marine Mammal Research in Hawaii. Please join us: https://givingday.uhfoundation.org/giving-day/97249/department/9727508 Apr 2025 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:ndmk6efpgsl4soztupv4ffys/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmblnmpojk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbejder1971.bsky.social/post/3llvxmlopsc2nWe’d love your support to protect marine mammals in Hawaii https://givingday.uhfoundation.org/giving-day/97249/department/97275?utm_source=scalefunder&utm_campaign=amb_share&utm_content=8eq4qsjf4fmyj9i5ykf9ebt&utm_medium=plain03 Apr 2025 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:ndmk6efpgsl4soztupv4ffys/app.bsky.feed.post/3llvxmlopsc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbejder1971.bsky.social/post/3lltnijksns2pThe Marine Mammal Research Program at the University of Hawaii needs your help. See link for donation page: lnkd.in/gzC5KCWZ #marinemammals02 Apr 2025 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:ndmk6efpgsl4soztupv4ffys/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltnijksns2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lbejder1971.bsky.social/post/3lhh5exiayc2mA huge congratulations to Martin van Aswegen for successfully defending his PhD discussing on the energetic costs of pregnancy and growth in humpback whales ! #marinemammals05 Feb 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:ndmk6efpgsl4soztupv4ffys/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhh5exiayc2m