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Introducing Crew Cinco – the Port Orford Gray Whale Foraging Ecology Field Team of 2019

By Lisa Hildebrand, MSc student, OSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab It seems unfathomable to me that one year and two months ago I had never used a theodolite before, never been in an ocean kayak before, never identified zooplankton before, never seen a Time-Depth-Recorder (TDR) before. Now, one … Continue reading Introducing Crew Cinco – the Port Orford Gray Whale Foraging Ecology Field Team of 2019

Feasts of junk food or morsels of fine dining: is prey quality or quantity more important to marine predators?

By Lisa Hildebrand, MSc student, OSU Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, Marine Mammal Institute, Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab Knowing what and how much prey a predator feeds on are key components to better understanding and conserving that predator. Prey abundance and availability are frequently predictors for marine predator reproductive success and population dynamics. It is … Continue reading Feasts of junk food or morsels of fine dining: is prey quality or quantity more important to marine predators?

There she blows! Studying blow synchrony in blue and gray whale mother-calf pairs

Maddie Honomichl, CSUMB Undergraduate in Marine Science, 2025  NSF REU and TOPAZ/JASPER Intern Hi everyone, my name is Maddie Honomichl, and I was one of the two NSF REU interns with the GEMM lab this summer. This fall will be my last semester at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB), where I will receive my … Continue reading There she blows! Studying blow synchrony in blue and gray whale mother-calf pairs

Zoop Gone Missing: A Whale’s Dinner Dilemma

Dawson Mohney, TOPAZ/JASPER HS Intern, Pacific High School Graduate My name is Dawson Mohney, I am a high school intern for the 2025 TOPAZ/JASPER team this field season. I first heard about the TOPAZ/JASPER internship from my friend Jonah Lewis, a previous intern from the 2023 field season. Coincidentally, Jonah and I both graduated this … Continue reading Zoop Gone Missing: A Whale’s Dinner Dilemma

Whales Off Course: Theodolite Tracking in an Unpredicted Area

Miranda Fowles, GEMM Lab TOPAZ/JASPER Intern, OSU Fisheries and Wildlife Undergraduate Hello! My name is Miranda Fowles, and I am the OSU intern for the 2025 TOPAZ/JASPER project this summer! I recently earned my bachelor’s degree – almost, I have one more term, but I walked at commencement in June – from Oregon State University … Continue reading Whales Off Course: Theodolite Tracking in an Unpredicted Area

A Nauti(k)al Journey with Photo ID  

Nautika Brown, GEMM Lab TOPAZ/JASPER Intern, recent Lake Roosevelt high school graduate  Hi everyone! I’m Nautika Brown, a recent graduate at Lake Roosevelt High School in a small town on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington.   Growing up in beautiful Eastern Washington, I spent most all my days outside and, from the time I could … Continue reading A Nauti(k)al Journey with Photo ID  

A pinch of salty, silly, and science-y: meet Team Dabwich

Celest Sorrentino, GEMM Lab Master’s student, OSU Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab  As a loyal and trusted GEMM Lab blog reader, I am sure you know just what time of year it is: the beginning of the 11th annual TOPAZ/JASPER field season where we study whales and … Continue reading A pinch of salty, silly, and science-y: meet Team Dabwich

Two Leaders Wearing Two Hats: A wrap-up of the 2024 TOPAZ/JASPER Field Season

Celest Sorrentino, incoming master’s student, OSU Dept of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, GEMM Lab Allison Dawn, PhD student, Clemson University Dept of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, GEMM Lab Alum Allison: Celest and I were co-leaders this year, so it only feels fitting to co-write our wrap-up blog for the 2024 field season. This was … Continue reading Two Leaders Wearing Two Hats: A wrap-up of the 2024 TOPAZ/JASPER Field Season

Speeding Up, Slowing Down, and Choosing My Fig

Celest Sorrentino, incoming master’s student, OSU Dept of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, GEMM Lab It’s late June, a week before I head back to the West Coast, and I’m working one of my last shifts as a server in New York. Summer had just turned on and the humidity was just getting started, but … Continue reading Speeding Up, Slowing Down, and Choosing My Fig

Little bit of Kayaking, Lot a bit of Zoops

Eden Van Maren, Homeschool Student from Brookings, TOPAZ/JASPER High School Intern Hey! I’m Eden Van Maren, an upcoming high school senior from Brookings. I am homeschooled and am taking electives at Brookings Harbor High School.  Growing up in rural Oregon, the outdoors have always been more than just my backyard. It’s been both my classroom … Continue reading Little bit of Kayaking, Lot a bit of Zoops