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Andy Read
February 9, 2015February 9, 2015 Andy ReadAntarctica - 2015, travel

Almost home…

  We’re on our way home. A week ago the Gould arrived at Palmer Station and we were reunited with Dave, Ari and the rest of the Palmer LTER crew. We spent a frenzied day packing and tryingContinue reading

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Andy Read
February 1, 2015February 1, 2015 Andy ReadAntarctica - 2015, travel

A Little More Antarctic Wildlife

  One of the best things about working down here in the Antarctic is the abundance and approachability of wildlife. This remains one of the few parts of our little planet in which humans areContinue reading

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Andy Read
January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 Andy ReadAntarctica - 2015, travel

Finally Some Penguins!

    If you have been following the blog you have probably been wondering when I was going to get around to writing about those most charismatic of Antarctic megafauna – the penguins. Well, todayContinue reading

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Andy Read
January 27, 2015January 28, 2015 Andy ReadAntarctica - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, travel

Meanwhile, on the L.M. Gould

  While we have been sampling whales and mapping krill around Palmer Station, Ari and Dave have been aboard the Antarctic Research Vessel L.M. Gould, doing much the same thing, except over a huge area.Continue reading

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Andy Read
January 25, 2015January 28, 2015 Andy ReadAntarctica - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, travel

Hermit Island

  Over the last three weeks Zach and I have spent almost all of our time at sea level, chasing whales in our Zodiac. So we were excited to get a very different perspective today,Continue reading

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Andy Read
January 22, 2015January 28, 2015 Andy ReadAntarctica - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, travel

Life in a Zodiac

  Zach and I spend most of our working days here at Palmer Station bobbing around whales in our trusty Zodiac. Most of the time it is a comfortable office, with space for all ofContinue reading

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Andy Read
January 18, 2015January 20, 2015 Andy ReadAntarctica - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, travel

Big Whale – Tiny Sample

  We can learn a huge amount about the whales we study from minute samples of skin and superficial blubber. We use a specially designed remote biopsy dart system to obtain a tiny sample fromContinue reading

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Andy Read
January 14, 2015January 20, 2015 Andy ReadAntarctica - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, travel

The Antarctic is a Hungry Place

  Whales, whales, whales and more whales. It’s been crazy here at Palmer Station, with a continuous flow of humpback whales through our little study area. Every day we see and sample a bunch ofContinue reading

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Andy Read
January 11, 2015January 20, 2015 Andy ReadAntarctica - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, travel

Whale Tails

  Zach and I have been very busy in our first few days at Palmer Station. There have been a LOT of whales around, the days are long (boating hours are from 8:00 AM until 10:00Continue reading

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Andy Read
January 6, 2015January 20, 2015 Andy ReadAntarctica - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, travel

Leopard Seals and Echosounders

  Our Antarctic research project is split into two field teams. Dave and Ari are aboard the 230-foot Antarctic Research Vessel Laurence M. Gould, which is conducting surveys and experiments at a large-scale along theContinue reading

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