Ecology and Conservation of Large Marine Vertebrates
Our work incorporates natural history and oceanography into management strategies for highly mobile species and their dynamic habitats.
WHAT WE STUDY
SEABIRDS
PREDATORY
FISHES
TURTLES
CETACEANS
OPPORTUNITIES
How to Join the Pelagicos Team
Our research focuses on learning about the movements and foraging ecology of marine predators and mitigating threats on protected species and their habitats, on land and at sea.
PROJECTS
Tracking Wedge-tailed Shearwater Winter Movements
We are tracking the post-breeding migration and winter distribution of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters nesting at the Freeman Seabird Preserve in O’ahu, Hawai’i, using geolocator tags.
PEOPLE
Pelagicos Team and Partners
Meet the current and past students, working and learning at Hawai’i Pacific University, and our project partners throughout the North Pacific.
IN THE NEWS
How Hawai'i's Light Pollution Affects Wildlife and Humans
Pelagicos research documeting Hawaiian seabird groundings due to light pollution was featured in this article on the detrimental impacts of artificial light at night (ALAN).