To: WHALENET <williams@whale.wheelock.edu>
Subject: location data, seal, "Sputnik"
Mike,
Houston....we have a problem....
A short set of messages for today as we seem to have lost the signal from
"Sputnik". His transmissions stopped abruptly early on the 17th, and we
have had not signals since. Generally, a short break can be the result of
bad weather, a seal hauling out, or possibly an obstructed antenna. From
his latest locations we know that "Sputnik" was not near shore when we lost
the signal. We also know that there were many more satellite passes over
his location that day, that did not pick up a signal (the gap dopes not
start when the tag was scheduled to shut down). It is unlikely that bad
weather would be blocking the signal for this long...so...we will be waiting
a few more days to see if something starts up again. Unfortunately, at this
point, the longer we do not hear from the tag, the less likely it is that we
will hear from it....
Sputniks last signals came from the area of Brown's bank off of the south
east coast of Nova Scotia. This is a highly productive area of the ocean,
and the water would have been shallow enough that he could have reached the
bottom. He appears to have been heading back towards the coast when his
signals stopped. So far I can not find anything unusual in the last few
messages...
Keep your fingers crossed...
ge
The Data:
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Greg Early
Senior Scientist for Field Research
Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI)
PO Box 1652
Main Street on the Mill Stream
Blue Hill, ME 04614
tel: 207-374-2135 ex 15
fax: 207-374-2931
email: GregEarly@downeast.net
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