It all started when…

Growing up in San Diego, California I developed a fascination for the oceans while surfing snorkeling and exploring the local coastline. While studying philosophy as an undergraduate, I began working in marine mammal cognition and I developed a passion for the conservation of these animals and their environment. Following my studies, I worked in a range of field projects on marine mammal health and foraging ecology from Alaska to the Antarctic. My research led me to a PhD at The University of Queensland, where I developed new molecular tools to monitor the health of free-ranging whales.

My research...

My research broadly examines how the environment shapes marine predator life history and foraging strategies, and how these sentinel species may allow us to better understand the impacts of environmental change on marine ecosystems.

I am particularly interested in two primary questions:

1.   How do changes in the marine environment influence the physiology, behavior, and ultimately, population health of marine predators?

2. Why have these features led to species success among prey distributions and ocean conditions in the past, and how does this bode for their future?

My postdoctoral research specifically focuses on question #1 by developing new methodologies to monitor the abundance of a key group of marine sentinel predators, baleen whales, using satellite imagery. This project aims to contribute to Artificial Intelligence detection of whales from satellite imagery and validate population abundance models for humpback whales in Hawaiian waters.

The results of this research will inform the management of humpback whales in USA waters, and more broadly provide us with tools to monitor basic marine ecosystem function through the health of key sentinel populations.

What I've written...

My peer-reviewed publications are listed here. Please email me for a copy of any publications or data that is not open access.

Contact me…

Email:

jlinsky@hawaii.edu

Website:

https://jmjlinsky.wixsite.com/jacob-mj-linsky

Address:

Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
University of Hawaii at Manoa
PO Box 1346 (for US Postal Service)
46-007 Lilipuna Road (For all other carriers)
Kaneohe, HI 96744 USA

Office:

New Pauly Building, Room 105