Although Chief Scientist Doug Nowacek is known as quite a slave driver, he graciously arranged for us to have a “fun day” on shore today. We woke up in the Neumayer Channel facing Port Lockroy,Continue reading
Author: Lindsey Peavey
Coastal Environmental Management master's student in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University
Wilhelmina Bay, (Wed.,5/19/10) – Tarzan and Jane –good things come in pairs
Tomorrow is my mom’s birthday – Happy Birthday Mom! Last year we named one of our tagged whales after her, “Ellie,” on her birthday. How do I beat that birthday gift? This year on herContinue reading
Gerlache Strait (Thurs., 5/13/10) – “Tag boat ‘I Love You,’ this is Doug.” “Doug ‘I Love You’; go ahead.”
Each day shortly after breakfast (7:00-8:30 am), two small boats are deployed. One boat, the “tag boat,” is dedicated to tagging, recording behavioral observations of the tagged whale(s) and associate(s), and taking identification photos includingContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay (Fri., 5/29/09) – A Delightful Snowy Day
In hand: snowballs. Note to self: Get revenge. Gorgeous sunset in Wilhelmina Bay We started the day in thick fog, searching for ‘Nacho’, our tagged whale, and we are ending the day again in thickContinue reading
Palmer Station (Wed., 5/13/09) – More than just a port for the Gould
Palmer Station is home to quite a bit of science year round, mostly of the geophysical sort. Palmer Station is a wonderful place. I’ve really enjoyed spending a couple of days here while we catchContinue reading
Palmer Station (Thurs., 4/30/09) – Game On!
Yesterday we pulled into Palmer and effectively yelled “game on!” From 0800-1200 the fish team worked with LMG and Palmer crew to offload all the fish they had trawled and trapped over the last threeContinue reading
At Sea (Wed., 4/22/09) – Anticipating anticipation
The Gould was shined up and covered in a fresh coat of paint when I first boarded on the 20th. Ahhh, that means she’s anticipating a new adventure, just like me! We pushed off yesterdayContinue reading