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The North Atlantic Humpback Whale Research Foundation
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77-SPOUT (777-7688)
notes by Camilla Stringer
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date
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Monday 6th April 2009
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boat & crew
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Dom Perignon, Bob Steinhoff, Andrew Stevenson, Russell Whayman, Maria, Nicole Reed, Camilla Stringer
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time leave and return
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9.20
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place of departure/return
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Somerset Bridge
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wind knots and direction
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Slight variable, 10 -12 later, 18 – 20 building.
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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/
coordinates
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dept (feet)
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fluke photo # /
u-w video
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10.26
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1 a
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surface, blow
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10.33
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1 a
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surface, blow
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10.41
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1 a
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surface, blow
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Half a mile east of Sally Tuckers
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60
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10.45
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1 a
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surface, blow
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10.50
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1 a
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surface, blow x 2
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10.51
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1 a
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surface, blow
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10.56
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1 b
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surface, blow
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10.56
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1 a
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surface, blow, looks like a yearling
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11.09
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1 a, b
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the two whales come together. one looks like a female and has a large semi circular bite out of her fluke. they swim together just under the surface blowing occasionally.
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120
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11.12
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foam line
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240
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11.16
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1 a, b
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surface, blow x 2, travelling southeast
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11.27
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1 a, b
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dive
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11.28
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2
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surface behind the boat and dive showing flukes
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N32 11 549 W64 57 303
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11.30
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Head towards Challenger
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11.50
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1
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breach on horizon – the northern edge
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Arrive on Challenger
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11.52
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?
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blows x 6
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11.55
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1
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surfaces beside the boat, travelling in the direction of Sally Tuckers.
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11.55
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?
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several blows ahead – maybe two groups
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11.57
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2
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blow – straight ahead in the distance seen every minutes or so.
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12.01
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1
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breach on horizon
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12.03
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1
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blow x 2
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160
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whales sighted in every direction. too many to record.
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12.08
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?
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blow, no singing
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N32 05 08 W65 03 15
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Hydrophone #23
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12.12
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2
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one swims right under the boat, the two meet up and dive together.
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12.14
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1
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blow further away, every minute
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12.16
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3
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trumpeting, they swim right under the boat – we watch the depth sounder. they surface just behind the boat. one has a chunk out of its dorsal – we saw it yesterday.
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Crown of Challenger
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140
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12.45
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4-5
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surface activity all around the boat, contact between whales, s-curve, trumpeting, blowing bubbles, tail-lobbing
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AS – video
NR – photos of tail-lobbing
CS – Fluke Ids
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12.46
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2
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blowing together x 4
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12.48
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3
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surface, blow
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12.51
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1
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breach on horizon
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12.52
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2
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blow x 5, dive
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AS - Fluke IDs
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12.55
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2
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blow, different whales, heading SW
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12.58
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2
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surface, blow
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12.59
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3
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surface, blow
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AS – DSC237
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13.06
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2
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blow x 2. other whales blowing in several different directions
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13.11
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?
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whales surface on both sides of the boat
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13.16
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3
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blows in three different directions
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13.18
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2
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two whales together blow x 3, dive
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13.24
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1
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dive, behind the boat
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AS Fluke ID
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13.33
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1
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blow
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Approaching SE corner of Sally Tuckers
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13.49
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2-3
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blow
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Heading south
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13.54
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1
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blow - way off to the west
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13.57
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2-3
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blow x 3
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13.58
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2
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another to starboard, blow x 4, staying on the surface.
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14.03
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1
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blow
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14.15
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1
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tail-lobbing
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14.17
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2
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barging, head pushed over second whale. breach, lots of pec-slapping. the Burvilles arrive.
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Centre of the crown
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14.21
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4
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two, then three, then four whales. lots of surface activity. pec-slapping, tail lobbing. also breaching in the distance.
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14.52
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Heading back to BDA, 8 – 10 knots. 13 nm to Hogfish Tripod
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14.58
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1
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blow x 2
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14 59
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1
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blow, dive
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