We cannot protect what we don’t understand! 

HAMER’s research mission goes hand in hand with its conservation mission. In order to provide new and valuable information to further the protection of Hawaii’s marine resources, HAMER is dedicated to conducting and assisting ethical, and productive scientific research. 

Check out some of the research projects HAMER is involved with:

Discovering Maui’s Manta Rays
 

Population Structure Hawaii's Bottlenose Dolphins
 

Mapping Hawaii’s False Killer Whales

Marianas Marine Mammal and Turtle Survey
 

SPLASH – The Status of North Pacific Humpback Whales

Listening to Hawaii’s Humpbacks
 

Surveying Maui's Reefs