We haven’t seen much of the sun at all in the past few days, as winds and storms have kept us from both work and play. Indeed, our trip ashore to Palmer Station was truncatedContinue reading
Author: Dave Johnston
Johnston's, Research Scientist in Marine Science & Conservation at Duke University, experience lies in marine conservation and ecology, with focus on oceanography, climate change, marine protected areas and population assessments.
Wilhelmina Bay (Sat., 5/22/10) – Epic Visual Observations
An important goal of the MISHAP program is to place the foraging behavior of Antarctic humpbacks into the context of their prey distribution and density, and in relation to other krill predators. So, while AriContinue reading
Antarctica (Sun., 5/16/10) – A Video of Whale Tagging
Since our video capacity is limited this year, we wanted to include this footage from our tagging success during our 2009 expedition.
At Sea (Sat., 5/15/10) – A Graduation Video
Graduation on the RVIB Palmer
Drake Passage (Mon., 5/10/10) – Some Rules for the Antarctic…
We’ve arrived at the Peninsula. We spent the last two days in the Drake Passage. It was somewhat of a gloomy crossing, with at times 6 meter seas on the beam and cold rain andContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay (Mon., 6/1/09) – A fond farewell to Wilhelmina Bay
June 1 was the last day of major operations in Wilhelmina Bay, our most frequented portion of the study area, and the place with the biggest signal to noise ratio of life I have everContinue reading
Andvord Bay (Sun., 5/17/09) – Orcas!!!
Today brought us into contact with our first killer whales (Orcinus orca) of the trip. Ari spotted them traveling northeast along the Gerlache, and thanks to a little luck, he soon had some amazing picturesContinue reading
At Sea (Sun., 5/3/09) – White Noise
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Drake Passage (Wed., 4/22/09) – Heading out into the Drake Passage
We left Punta Arenas two days ago, and this afternoon we passed the southern tip of South America, steaming steadily passed Cape Horn and down into the Drake Passage. grey-headed albatross The seas have beenContinue reading