We woke up today in Wilhelmina Bay with winds gusting up to 50 knots and snow pouring down on us. Such conditions are not favorable for launching the small zodiacs and/or for visually surveying forContinue reading
Category: marine studies
Wilhelmina Bay, (Fri., 5/20/10) – Gradients
Our primary scientific objective is to study interactions between humpback whales and their prey, krill. This is why we tag the whales and why we are interested in the physical and biological factors that influenceContinue reading
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
Antarctica (Wed.,5/19/10) – A message from Antarctica
Ari Friedlaender shares his thoughts and photos in this video slideshow
Flandres Bay (Tues., 5/18/10) – Killer Day
Yesterday was, for me at least, the highlight of our trip to the Antarctic Peninsula so far. It started out as a fairly typical day: sunrise at around 8:30, then starting visual surveys to lookContinue reading
Andvord to Flandres Bay (Tues., 5/18/10) – The have and have nots
What we don’t have…. 1) Cars; 2) Houses; 3) Roads; 4) Interdepartmental email; 5) Alcohol What we do have…. 1) A fine ship 2) An excellent captain and crew 3) An exceptional group of smart,Continue reading
Andvord Bay (Tues., 5/18/10) – Exploring Whale and Krill Abundance
Today was another extraordinary day in one of the most majestic places on the planet. The plan of the day was to explore, map and document whale and krill abundance and distribution in Andvord Bay,Continue 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.
On the way to Andvord Bay (Sat., 5/15/10) – Graduation Day
We celebrate our graduate students’ big day Our Antarctic trip is a wonderful opportunity to conduct world-class research in one of the most amazing places on earth. But the trip also entails sacrifice, as weContinue reading
At Sea (Sat., 5/15/10) – A Graduation Video
Graduation on the RVIB Palmer