Tagging a whale sounds like a difficult proposition. After all, they are very big, wet and blubbery and spend most of their lives underwater. So clever scientists must find ways to reduce the degreeContinue reading
Life at Palmer Station
Donna ordered me back to the boat! Who is Donna, you ask? Donna is one of the ‘Birders’ at Palmer Station, where I waited for ten days for the rest of our crew toContinue reading
Whales, Whales, Whales…
Those of you who followed our blogs in previous years know that we worked in the autumn and early winters, when humpback whales pack into the bays and fjords along the west side ofContinue reading
Get to Work!
This morning Ari, Andy, Nick, Matt, and myself (Reny) left our luxurious cruise ship and were transported to Palmer Station to await pickup from our trusty research ship the Point Sur. This is the first year weContinue reading
Every Project Needs an Acronym
One of the most important parts of planning a project like this is to come up with a title that has a snappy acronym. We don’t really know why, but it seems to beContinue reading
Tierra del Fuego
When we woke this morning we were traveling through the Beagle channel, a majestic fjord lined with glaciers. We have entered Tierra del Fuego, Spanish for Land of Fire. As a child (2 days ago)Continue reading
Living the High Life Aboard the M/S Prinsendam
To get to our field site on the Antarctic Peninsula we typically sail on a research vessel, departing from Punta Arenas, Chile and crossing the Drake Passage to Palmer Station. This year, however, weContinue reading
The Greatest Adventure of Their Lives – Antarctic 2013
Stay tuned as we bring you updates from our new Antarctic research project! We’re currently in Punta Arenas, Chile, waiting for passage across the Drake Passage to the Antarctic Peninsula, where we will be studyingContinue reading
Back in Beaufort
Another great cruise, happy to be home Well, I guess we did it again…we collected an unbelievable data set, we saw lots of things that few people get to see, and we had a blastContinue reading
Drake Passage (Wed., 6/9/10) – Where the hell did everybody go?
We started our Drake crossing in earnest yesterday. While our sister ship, the Gould, had a very favorable passage last week (3 foot seas and winds less than 20 knots) we have encountered weather moreContinue reading