Recent media features of our work:
PBS South Florida WPBT Television Series “Changing Seas” Season 12 (June 22, 2022). “Humpback Health”.
Television documentary on TDI’s collaborative research on humpback whale body condition and steroid hormone biomarkers to investigate physical and reproductive health. Web-based program link to full program:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0_pvMeGVho&list=RDCMUC2L3PrUh7nWFA_Fva8RoGcA&start_radio=1
PBS South Florida WPBT Television Series “Changing Seas” Season 12 (June 22, 2022). “Vanishing Whales”.
Television documentary on TDI’s collaborative research on how humpback whales in the Hawaii Distinct Population Segment responded to the 2014-2017 unprecedented in recorded history North Pacific Marine Heatwave. Web-based program link to full program:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oylKQM25nDg
Hakai Magazine (May 18, 2022) (reprinted in Popular Science).
Feature story on TDI’s latest research publication (Pack et al. 2022) on how humpback whale mother-calf pods respond to vessel traffic in near-shore preferred Maui waters by moving offshore during the day. Weblinks are as follows:
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/humpback-mothers-are-being-squeezed-from-both-sides/
Nature – PBS The Making of “Sharks of Hawaii” (April 20, 2021).
Short web-based documentary film featuring TDI’s research on humpback whales and his work on the television documentary “Sharks of Hawaii” https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/making-sharks-hawaii-lhflhr/25104/
Google Podcast (January 16, 2020). Marine Mammal Science Podcast Season 1 Episode MMS 21: Recipients of the Herman Award with Dr. Adam Pack.
Drs. Chris Parsons & Adam Pack introduce the new winners of the Louis M. Herman Research Scholarships: Rebecca Hamilton for her project entitled ‘Cognition in the wild: Dolphin communication during a role-specialized foraging tactic’ and Solène Derville for her project entitled, ‘Whales of the deep: Analyzing movement and diving of humpback whales to understand oceanic breeding congregations in New Caledonia’. Chris also chats to the Herman family about the life of Louis Herman, his legacy and their aims for this new award.
https://marinemammalscience.libsyn.com/mms-21-recipients-of-the-herman-award
Google Podcast (November 7, 2019). Marine Mammal Science Podcast Season 1 Episode MMS 12: The Dolphin Institute with Dr. Adam Pack.
TDI’s Adam Pack chats to host Dr. Chris Parsons about dolphin intelligence and their sophisticated language skills, the nature of humpback whale song, the Hawaiian Islands whale sanctuary, the impacts of climate change… and Star Trek.
Petersburg Pilot, Alaska (Aug 1, 2019).
Story about TDI President Adam Pack’s presentation on July 30, 2019 at the Petersburg Library of his studies of humpback whales. https://www.petersburgpilot.com/story/2019/08/01/news/professor-speaks-on-whale-activity-at-breeding-ground/8761.html
KFSK radio Petersburg, Alaska (July 29, 2019).
Radio interview with Adam Pack talking about TDI’s studies of humpback whale song and his upcoming premier of the PBS Changing Seas Series film “Mystery of the Humpback Whale Song”. listener https://www.kfsk.org/2019/07/29/whale-song-documentary-has-alaska-premiere-in-petersburg/?fbclid=IwAR1ABpwGAzMugGIiQ6v037naH1L2U6vHdhavDaKN6k47ZemWEVm8yNBpYCY
PBS South Florida WPBT Television Series “Changing Seas” Season 11 (June 22-29, 2019).
“Mystery of the Humpback Whale Song”. Television documentary featuring the collaborative research on humpback whale song between Dr. Adam Pack at UH Hilo and The Dolphin Institute and Dr. Marc Lammers of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Dr. Pack’s affiliation as a Professor at UH Hilo is promoted. Web-based program links to full program:
https://www.pbs.org/video/mystery-of-the-humpback-whale-song-sosve3/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgEQ0TUjZh0
NOAA Fisheries news (Feb 14, 2019). “Faces of Whale Conservation in the Pacific Islands: Adam Pack, University of Hawaii at Hilo.”
Feature Story Interview with TDI’s Adam Pack on his years of whale and dolphin research and long history of collaborations with NOAA. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/faces-whale-conservation-pacific-islands-adam-pack-university-hawaii-hilo
KFSK radio Petersburg, Alaska (July 27, 2018)
Radio interview with Dr. Adam Pack talking about our latest research on habitat use in humpback whales in the Hawaiian breeding grounds.
PBS South Florida WPBT Television Series “Changing Seas.” (June 20, 2018)
Dolphins: Cracking the Code. Television documentary on the Wild Dolphin Project in the Bahamas featuring our collaborative research with Dr. Denise Herzing and Dr. Matthias Hoffmann-Kuhnt. Commentaries and video footage of Dr. Pack participating in two-way communication research. Click here for an alternate video link.
Science Trends Internet Stories (June 13, 2018)
“Strategies humpback whale mothers employ as their calves mature and grow to avoid male harassment.” Story by Adam A. Pack about our collaborative research published in 2017 in Animal Behaviour and Marine Mammal Science in 2018 examining factors associated with changes in habitat preferences by female humpback whales in the Hawaiian breeding grounds.
The North Edinburgh News (December 8, 2017)
“Acoustic camouflage’ keeps the humpback boys at bay.” Article featuring our humpback whale research study in Hawaiian waters: Pack et al. (2017) in Animal Behaviour. Dr. Pack quoted.
In the Deep Series. “Inside our quest to talk to dolphins.” (October 12, 2017)
On-line film featuring Dr. Adam Pack’s commentary on our collaborative studies with Dr. Denise Herzing on dolphin communication in the Bahamas. Produced by Erik Olsen, Quartz. Facebook.
Hawaii’s Tomorrow Radio 760 AM (November 14, 2016)
Featured guest (along with Dr. Hannah Herman and Dr. Joseph Mobley) on radio broadcast for program COSEE All Things Marine. Title of show: “A Tribute to Dr. Louis M. Herman”.
BBC Radio, United Kingdom (October, 2016)
Radio interview about Dr. Adam Pack’s reflections on the life and research career of Dr. Louis M. Herman, former founder and director of the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory.