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Written by Andrew Stevenson
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Here are Camilla's data sheet notes from 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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March 19th 2009
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boat & crew
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Sea Slipper – Michael Smith, Andrew Stevenson, Camilla Stringer
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time leave and return
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2.25 – 21.20
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place of departure/return
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Michael’s dock
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wind knots and direction
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NE 8-10 bearing ENE 5-10
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previous days knots and direction
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Gale force gusts
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tide-high and low
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Low at 22.00
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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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16.27
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No singing
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N32 13 650 W65 0 1225
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Hydrophone #12
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17.05
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No singing
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N32 09 511 W65 02 519
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Hydrophone #13
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17.11
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No singing
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Drifting
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Hydrophone #14
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17.28
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No singing
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On Challenger platform
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189
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Hydrophone #15
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17.50
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2
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blow
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N32 05 418 W65 03 187
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17.51
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2
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Blow x 2, dive
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N32 05 103 W65 03 416
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143
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17.54
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Hydrophone #16
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18.05
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1
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On e of the whales surfaced right beside the boat, and circled it, surfacing four times as it went round
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N32 05 227 W65 03 615
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18.08
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2
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Blow together and dive
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0150 1 bd 2009 03 19 as
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18.20
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2
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Blow x 2
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N32 05 335 W65 03 176
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150
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18.22
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2
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Blow
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Hydrophone #17
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18.24
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2
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Blow
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18.27
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2
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Breach simultaneously
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18.29
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2
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Blow
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18.32
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2
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blow
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We turn for home
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18.35
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2
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blow - the whales remain in the same area and we can see their spouts rising behind us as we head towards Bermuda
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