Date: 7/21/00
Sea State: Tiny white caps/slight chop
Wave Ht.: 1'-3'
Wind Velocity/ Direction: SW 10-15
Air Temp.: 68-70
Water Temp.: 58-60
Cloud Cover: 57%
Visibility: perfect
High Tide (time): 3:42 p.m.
Recorder(s): M. L. Johnson
Time: Latitude: Longitude: Depth: Species: Number: Grouping: Behavior:
1:15 p.m. 421078 N 701711 W 200' MN 2 1+1 Both logging/ later baby nursing
1:20 p.m. " " 200' UB 2 2 Diving
1:23 p.m. " " 200' MN 1 1 Diving
1:25 p.m. " " 200' MN 1 1 Logging
1:45 p.m. At BE Bouy " 200' MN 1 1 Diving
1:49 p.m. " " 200' MN 1 1 Diving, logging, rolling over-could see white stomach. Rolling over a few times like a calf would do.
Dorsal fin- almost completely gone. No hoot at all, just a tiny stub. Seemed as though the right flipper (facing away from boat) didn't function correctly.
Whale had a lot of scars on its back, especially in the dorsal fin area.She was not moving around as adult whales usually do.
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J. Michael Williamson
Principal Investigator-WhaleNet <http://whale.wheelock.edu>
Associate Professor-Science
Wheelock College, 200 The Riverway, Boston, MA 02215
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Wanted to sail upon your waters,
since I was three feet tall"
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