Subject: Data/NSB/May 31 98/WCI/Daunty VI
Christine Laney (christine@whale.org)
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:26:08 -0500
Vessel: Daunty VI
Port of Departure: Gloucester, Mass. USA
Date: May 31 98
School/Org.: Whale Conservation Institute
Sea State: White foam crests
Sea Height: 3' - 6'
Wind Velocity: 17-21 knots
Wind Direction: SSE
Cloud Cover: 100%
Visibility: fairly clear
Weather: increasing winds and rain
Recorder: Christine Laney
Time, LatN, LongW, Species, Number, Grouping, Behavior, Names, Notes
9:36-9:48, 42 24', 70 28', Bp, 6, 2+1+1+1+1, probable feeding, n, one had
large
entanglement scar halfway between dorsal and rostrum
10:18-10:21, 42 19', 70 30', Bp, 2, 2, traveling, n, n
10:29-10:45, 42 18', 70 21', Mn, 2, c/c pair, traveling, Cascade and calf, n
10:54-10:56, 42 16', 70 23', Mn, 2, 2, lobtailing, one may have been
Vulture, n
10:57-11:06, 42 15', 70 25', Mn, 1, 1, breaching/belly-up/pectoral
slapping/chin
breaching, Stellar, n
11:12-11:18, 42 16', 70 25', Mn, 2, 1+1, breaching/joined, n, n
Christine Laney
Membership Coordinator
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