EVENT SCHEDULE
This year’s presentations and Art & Education Expo will take place on Friday, February, 17 and Saturday, February 18, followed by benefit whale watches with the presenters on Sunday, February 19 and Monday, February 20.
(Schedule and times are subject to change.)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Art Expo & Marine Science Center
The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Presentations
The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Welcome & Blessing
1:15 pm – 1:55 pm
JIM DARLING, PhD – Whale Trust
The Humpbacks’ North Pacific
2:00 pm – 2:20 pm
MEAGAN JONES, PhD – Whale Trust
The Hawaiian Breeding Grounds: An Overview of Humpbacks Around the Main Hawaiian Islands
2:20 pm – 2:40 pm
BREAK
2:40 pm – 3:00 pm
MARC LAMMERS, PhD – Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Beyond Maui: Humpback Whale Presence Across the Hawaiian Archipelago
3:05 pm – 3:25 pm
RALPH PACE
Whale Trust
3:35 pm – 4:15 pm
JO MARIE ACEBES, PHD – BALYENA.ORG
Balancing the Banca
4:20 pm – 5:00 pm
NOZOMI KOBAYASHI, PHD – Okinawa Churashima Foundation
A Brief Tour of Humpback Whale Research in Japanese Waters
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
EXPO / NETWORKING
7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Soul of the Ocean Film Screening with Howard and Michele Hall
Howard Hall Productions
The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Art Expo & Marine Science Center
The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Presentations
The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua
10:00 am – 10:10 am
Welcome & Blessing
10:10 am – 10:30 am
ED LYMAN, MSC – Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Highlights and Updates on Large Whale Entanglement Response Efforts and Associated Tools and Techniques from over the Years in Hawaiʻi
10:30 am – 10:50 am
CHRIS ZADRA, MEng – Ocean Alliance, Inc.
Drones for Whale Research and the Adventures of SnotBot®
10:55 am – 11:35 am
JORGE URBAN, PHD – Universidad Autónoma de Baja california Sur
Population units of humpback whales in the Mexican Pacific
11:35 am – 12:15 pm
GAELIN ROSENWAKS, MSC – Global Ocean Exploration, Inc.
Sperm Whales: The Gentle Goliaths of the Ocean
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
LUNCH + BOOK SIGNING
1:15 pm – 1:55 pm
FLIP NICKLIN – Whale Trust
The Camera and the Whale: A personal family history of whale photography, 1963 – today
1:55 pm – 2:35 pm
JOELLE DE WEERDT, PHD – Association ELI-S/Vrije Universiteit Brussel
State of the Art Research & Conservation on Humpback Whales in Central America
2:35 pm – 3:00 pm
BREAK
3:00 pm – 3:40 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: NORTH PACIFIC BREEDING GROUNDS
3:45 pm – 4:15 pm
JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU & HOLLY LOHUIS
Ocean Future Societies
4:15 pm – 4:25 pm
Closing Remarks
7:30 AM – 9:30 AM – Captain Steve’s
FEATURED PRESENTER: Chris Zadra, MEng, Ocean Alliance Inc.
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Trilogy Excursions
FEATURED PRESENTERS: Howard and Michele Hall, Howard Hall Productions & Flip Nicklin, Whale Trust
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM – Dive Maui
FEATURED PRESENTER: Gaelin Rosenwaks, MSc, Global Ocean Exploration, Inc.
12:05 PM – 2:05 PM – Ultimate Whale Watch
FEATURED PRESENTER: Jo Marie Acebes, PhD, BALYENA.ORG
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM – Makai Adventure Cruises
FEATURED PRESENTER: Jorge Urban, PhD, Universidad Autónoma de Baja california Sur
4:15 PM – 6:15 PM – VIP Sunset Whale Watch with Trilogy Excursions (Sponsorship Benefit)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20
6:45 AM – 8:45 AM – Hawai’i Ocean Rafting
FEATURED PRESENTER: Nozomi Kobayashi, PhD, Okinawa Churashima Foundation
7:30 AM – 10:00 AM – Sail Maui
FEATURED PRESENTERS: Jim Darling, PhD, Whale Trust; Meagan Jones, PhD, Whale Trust; and Haley Robb Spears, Whale Trust
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Maui Adventure Cruises
FEATURED PRESENTER: Ed Lyman, MSc, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Flip and Friends Whale Watch with Trilogy Excursions (Sponsorship Benefit)
12:05 PM – 2:05 PM – Ultimate Whale Watch with
FEATURED PRESENTER: Joelle DeWeerdt, PhD in-progress, Association ELI-S/Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Sail Maui
FEATURED PRESENTER: Marc Lammers, PhD, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Whale Tales Benefit Whale Watches are made possible by our generous partners including Dive Maui, Maui Adventure Cruises, Captain Steve’s Rafting, Ultimate Whale Watch, Hawai’i Ocean Rafting, Makai Adventures, Trilogy Excursions, Sail Maui, and Maui Adventure Cruises.