Date: 7/20/00
Sea State: slight chop
Wave Ht.: 2'-4'
Wind Velocity/ Direction: N/NE 6-12 knots
Air Temp.: 70
Water Temp.: 62
Cloud Cover: 45%
Visibility: 95%-100%
High Tide (time): 3:02 p.m.
Recorder(s): M. L. Johnson
Time: Latitude: Longitude: Depth: Species: Number: Grouping: Behavior:
12:21 p.m. 4215365N 7013056W 200' MN 5 1+1+3
Kick feeding, group feeding, bubble netting
" " 200' MN 1 1 Kick feeding
12:30 p.m. " " 200' MN 1 1 Spouting off in distance
12:35 p.m. " " 200' Joined by MN 5 5 Kick feeding,
bubble netting, coop feeding
12:40 p.m. " " 200' MN same same same
12:44 p.m. " " 200' MN 1 1 Spouting /diving in
distance
1:00 p.m. 137685N 441751W 200' MN 2 1+1 Mom-bubble
netting/kick feeding; baby-attempted a little breach
1:05 p.m. BOAT CIRCLED BY WHALES
Baby- deep scratch in front of dorsal fin; a lot of scratches on cow and
calf
1:08 p.m. 137701N 441750W 200' MN 1 1-juvenile
Bubble cloud not as professional as a mature whale.
1:07 p.m. " " 200' MN 5 1+1+3 calf having a blast under
boat and around with cow.
1:09 p.m. " " 200' MN 1 1 Spouting off in distance
1:10 p.m. " " 200' MN 2 1+1 A lot of flipper flapping
from both
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