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Written by Andrew Stevenson
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The North Atlantic Humpback Whale Research Foundation
www.whalesbermuda.com
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77-SPOUT (777-7688)
Here are Camilla Stringer's notes from the day.
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date
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March 29, 2009
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boat & crew
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Emerald Spray, skipper – Than Butterfield Sr, Than Butterfield Jr, Melanie Burns, Nicola, Andrew Stevenson, Nicole Reed, Camilla Stringer
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time leave and return
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9.00 am – 4.45
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place of departure/return
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Darrell’s Wharf
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wind knots and direction
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previous days knots and direction
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tide-high and low
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time
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whales #
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Activity
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Place/
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Dept (feet)
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Fluke photo # /
u-w video
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10.22
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Breach, about quarter mile away
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N64 57 290 W32 13 324
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10.26
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1
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Pec-slapping
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52
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10.27
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2
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Surface three times and then both dive
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10.38
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2
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Blow
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N32 14 172 W64 58 523
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10.43
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2
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Blow
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Little Bar
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10.51
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Blow – different whale further away – perhaps feeding.
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11.50
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Heading towards Challenger
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12.05
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2
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Explorer picks up the whales we have just left and experience a show of tail-lobbing lasting over half an hour. We can see the activity in the distance.
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12.26
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0
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No singing
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N32 08 301 W65 02 888
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Hydrophone #18
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N32 06 598 W65 03 415
On Banks
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14.45
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1
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Blow, dive
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Edge of Sally Tuckers
N32 11706 W64 58 269
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Fluke photo - AS
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