Blue Whale Fluking

I’m told this is a very rare occurrence–a blue whale fluking. Nuno, our skipper, has never seen one do it in the 9 years he’s been skippering this boat. Blue…

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Tasks on board the Physeter

I’m leading a conservation holiday – a vacation in which volunteers pay to be a part of a research team. If you’re following my blog, then you know we’re collecting…

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16 and 20 April

Biosphere Expeditions Azores Diary   16 April Our research team for slot two has arrived, and we are coming together nicely as a research team after our first (half) day…

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09 April

09 April (Diary written for Biosphere Expeditions) Today the joke on board the Physeter was“common fin whales” because we usually see a lot of common dolphins, and today every whale…

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07 April

07 April (Diary written for Biosphere Expeditions) Bad weather at sea kept us on land yesterday, giving us a chance to catch up on data entry as well as our…

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First full day at sea

04 April (Diary written for Biosphere Expeditions) Our first full day at sea, and it was one that is going to hard to beat. It seems we hit the large-whale…

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Half Day on the Water

Well, I took my anti-sea-sickness pills, and voila’! Did almost okay with a half day on the boat. I *know* I get sea sick, so I was prepared…many of the other…

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Expedition Preparation

After several days of preparation, Malika and I were ready to greet the first volunteers. Here’s my diary entry for our first day (written for Biosphere Expeditions) 02 April It’s…

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Alisa in the Azores

Well, I’ve been here in the Azores for a week now and things have been so hectic I’m a bit behind in posting… I am here working for Biosphere Expeditions,…

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