Whale Research Centre

Among the lectures that we attended while on the island was one given by Nan Hauser. She is one of the world's premier scientists in the marine biology field. She studies the behavior of humpback whales along with other marine life including dolphins. She's a phenomenal woman who studied everything from art to medicine in school and not until later in life did she find her passion for marine science (she really gave me a sense of hope that I too will figure out what I want to do some day). Nan is an American, originally from Maine; she moved to Rarotonga in order to learn more about the migration patterns of humpback whales that frequent the island's coast during the winter. Here is a picture of her Whale Research Centre.