Person: Kyra Thompson

Kyra is a recent graduate from Hawaii Pacific University with a BS in Marine Biology. Although she originally grew up in a landlocked state, her passion for the ocean truly bloomed from the heart and took her thousands of miles away to the islands in order to to study science in college. During her time … Continued

Person: Yvonne Barkley

Yvonne is a PhD candidate at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and earned her B.Sc. degree in Aquatic Biology at the University of California Santa Barbara. She is interested in identifying trends in cetacean populations using passive acoustic technology by incorporating these data types into different statistical models. Part of her work includes developing … Continued

Person: Jennifer Keating-McCullough

Jennifer Keating-McCullough is a JIMAR Sr. Passive Acoustic Associate in the Cetacean Research Program at the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. She earned her B.A. in Biological Sciences from DePauw University, and her M.Sc. in Biological Sciences from the University of California San Marcos. She has worked in the field of acoustics for 18 years … Continued

Person: Cindy Pease Roe

Artist, educator and marine advocate, Cindy Roe takes inspiration from her deep, immovable kinship with the sea to craft her unforgettable paintings and sculptures. A lifetime of living both on and next to the water has enabled her to express its serenity, history, function and vulnerability. Roe incorporates a variety of media to capture the … Continued

Log Post: Bridge or Barrier: The Jury is Out

Designing adequate uses and parallel conservation strategies for the poorly understood 70% of the planet could appear daunting, but it is more attainable as researchers begin to divide the oceans into comprehensive segments. This is where biogeography comes in, which explores and explains “who” lives “where,” and why. Manageable Pieces Scientists used to believe that … Continued

Log Post: Bridge Or Barrier – Wrap Up Video

As the ocean exploration portion of the #BridgeOrBarrier expedition ends, we look back at many of the original questions that brought us here and examine some of the data gathered while at sea. As researchers explain the science behind the discoveries, beautiful and amazing footage of animal life seen via ROV SuBastian fill the screen. … Continued

Log Post: 4K ROV Highlights – Video

As ROV SuBastian explored the seamounts in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Necker Ridge, and seamounts of the Mid-Pacific Mountains, the research team observed many stunning examples of the biological diversity in these areas.