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83 whales biopsied during the 2011 Gulf research expedition! Crew heads home now: ODYSSEY Gulf Blog (Year 2), Days 69-70, August 16-17, 2011
Another quiet day, it looks like the only Bryde’s whale we are going to see on this leg was our middle-of-the-night visitor. Disappointing, but it’s been a great expedition. The highlight of the day was a large mahi that we caught. Beyond that, it was business as usual: lots of watching, but alas no whales. [...]
Read More…Whale call at 3:45 AM; Waterspout spotted; 2011 Gulf expedition almost at end: ODYSSEY Gulf Blog (Year 2), Day 68, August 15, 2011
Whale call was early this morning – 3:45 am! I had woken about 3 am and was working on a grant proposal in my head. Yeah, it happens sometimes. This one is about studying how cobalt-chromium hip implants are causing bladder cancer in people with implants. We plan to submit the grant in October. Anyway, [...]
Read More…How biopsiers tell whales apart: ODYSSEY Gulf Blog (Year 2), Day 67, August 14, 2011
I think today was the quietest day of the entire expedition. Not much seen beyond a couple of dragonflies and flying fish. Andy and Cathy saw three dolphins from the midlevel platform, but it was during a short downpour and they figured no one would come on deck so they recorded it, but didn’t radio [...]
Read More…Mystery white substance on water sent to lab; Small NOAA plane checks out Odyssey: ODYSSEY Gulf Blog (Year 2), Day 66, August 13, 2011
It was a quiet day of searching, but no whales today. We are now well within Bryde’s whale territory. Maybe tomorrow we will see one, though it is a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack. The highlight of the day was when a plane flew by. No, wait, I don’t mean a [...]
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