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Written by Andrew Stevenson
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Here are Camilla's data sheet notes for the day.
The North Atlantic Humpback Whale Research Foundation
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77-SPOUT (777-7688)
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Date
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Saturday 12, March 2009
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boat & crew
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Mike Smith’s Sea Slipper – Andrew Stevenson, Carol Gilbert, Kelly Wingfield, Camilla Stringer
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time leave and return
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Darrell’s Wharf
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place of departure/return
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9.45 – 20.25
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wind knots and direction
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NNE 5 – 10 knots
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previous days knots and direction
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tide-high and low
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High at 9.30 Full moon
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time
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whales #
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Activity
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Place/
coordinates
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Dept (feet)
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Fluke photo # /
u-w video
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11.32
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0
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No singing. Upwelling
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N32 12 139 W64 57 189
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348
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Hydrophone #1
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11.44
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0
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As electronics turned on depth jumped.
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10
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12.00
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2
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Playmate reports sighting
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NE corner challenger
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12.11
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3
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Blows
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N32 09 707 W64 59 536
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1000
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12.19
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N32 10 073 W64 00 089
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Hydrophone #2
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12.29
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3
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Diving
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N32 09 960 W65 00 090
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12.38
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3
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Heading for NE corner Challenger
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N32 08 525 W65 00 506
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12.56
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2
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Tail-lobbing
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13.01
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2
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Blows
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13.04
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2
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Different whales sighted. Tail-lobbing. We change direction.
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13.06
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2
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Another group appear on the horizon.
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13.11
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4
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A group approaches the boat and spend over half an hour circling and surfaces very close.
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Andrew begins filming.
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7
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At least 7 whales are in the vicinity of the boat. Blows are seen in the distance in all directions
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Kelly had video footage.
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15.17
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3
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Logging. Several whale are sighted around the boat, with tail-lobbing and breaching.
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N32 05 532 W65 02 049
Whales seem to be heading towards crown
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15.52
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1
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Diving
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White fluke
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15.54
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1
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Breach
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On horizon
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16.00
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0
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No singing
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Hydrophone
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16.04
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2
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Several blows and dive
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157
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16.20
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2
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Peck-slapping, spy-hopping
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16.26
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1
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A different whale breaches
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16.30
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3
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Surface beside the boat
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N32 05 136 W65 01 898
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16.34
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2
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Dive
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Fluke photo
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16.34
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1
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Breach
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On horizon
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16.35
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1
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Blow behind the boat
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167
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16.36
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1
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Blow
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Coming closer
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16.38
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2
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Surface
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Still approaching
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16.45
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2
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circling
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Andrew filming
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16.53
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2, 3
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Tail-lobbing, breach on horizon
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16.54
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1
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Another separate whale surfaces close by. The other group are blowing bubbles.
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17.50
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It is time to go home
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Andrew out
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18.05
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3
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Surface & swim parallel to boat
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