Song of the Whale - January 1996 Sightings

January 1996

Sighting no#: 1
Date: 09/01/96
Time: 08:47:04
Latitude: 15¯34.520'N
Longitude: 61¯30.820'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 1
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 2000
Bearing: 350
Seen from: bridge
Seen by: jessie
CUE: Blow
Notes:
End time: 8:52:27
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 2
Date: 10/01/96
Time: 08:08:18
Latitude: 15¯20.160'N
Longitude: 61¯31.260'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 1
No# adults: 0
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 600
Bearing: 310
Seen from: BRIDG
Seen by: KY
CUE: Back
Notes:
End time: 8:08:44
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 3
Date: 11/01/96
Time: 07:21:43
Latitude: 15¯14.840'N
Longitude: 61¯26.280'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 1
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 2000
Bearing: 180
Seen from: MAST
Seen by: ALEX
CUE: Breach
Notes:
End time: 7:22:36
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 4
Date: 11/01/96
Time: 07:22:51
Latitude: 15¯14.780'N
Longitude: 61¯26.310'W
SPECIES: Unidentified DolphinNo# animals: 4
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 200
Bearing: 180
Seen from: MAST
Seen by: alex
CUE: Breach
Notes: breaching
End time: 7:29:05
Heading: 300
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Sighting no#: 6
Date: 12/01/96
Time: 08:08:26
Latitude: 15¯14.540'N
Longitude: 61¯26.890'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 1
No# adults: 1
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 1500
Bearing: 190
Seen from: BRIDGE
Seen by:
CUE: Blow
Notes:
End time: 08:13:26
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 7
Date: 13/01/96
Time: 07:41:25
Latitude: 15¯19.020'N
Longitude: 61¯26.840'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 1
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 800
Bearing: 270
Seen from: deck
Seen by: JG
CUE: Blow
Notes:
End time: 7:42:44
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 8
Date: 13/01/96
Time: 08:08:29
Latitude: 15¯18.080'N
Longitude: 61¯27.680'W
SPECIES: Unidentified DolphinNo# animals: 2
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 60
Bearing: 180
Seen from: deck
Seen by: ky
CUE: Splash
Notes:
End time: 8:10:48
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 9
Date: 14/01/96
Time: 09:22:03
Latitude: 15¯31.020'N
Longitude: 61¯31.310'W
SPECIES: Striped Dolphin
No# animals: 50
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves: 6
Birds: N
Est# distance: 600
Bearing: 30
Seen from: deck
Seen by: russ
CUE: Splash
Notes: also possible
End time: 9:43:05
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 10
Date: 15/01/96
Time: 17:23:07
Latitude: 15¯18.210'N
Longitude: 61¯26.390'W
SPECIES: Striped Dolphin
No# animals: 50
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves: 0
Birds: N
Est# distance: 1000
Bearing: 0
Seen from: crow
Seen by: sim
CUE: Splash
Notes:
End time: 17:37:41
Heading: 240
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Sighting no#: 11
Date: 16/01/96
Time: 14:06:16
Latitude: 15¯28.880'N
Longitude: 61¯30.910'W
SPECIES: Striped Dolphin
No# animals: 35
No# adults: 30
No# juveniles:
No# calves: 5
Birds: N
Est# distance: 400
Bearing: 330
Seen from: helm
Seen by: JG
CUE: Splash
Notes:
End time: 14:10:34
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 12
Date: 19/01/96
Time: 07:31:49
Latitude: 15¯17.180'N
Longitude: 61¯25.350'W
SPECIES: Striped Dolphin
No# animals: 25
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 400
Bearing: 270
Seen from: dech
Seen by: tommy
CUE: Back
Notes:
End time: 7:42:57
Heading: 180
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Sighting no#: 13
Date: 19/01/96
Time: 08:40:22
Latitude: 15¯19.000'N
Longitude: 61¯27.310'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 1
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 1000
Bearing: 210
Seen from: mast
Seen by: simbad
CUE: Blow
Notes:
End time:
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 14
Date: 19/01/96
Time: 09:17:59
Latitude: 15¯18.680'N
Longitude: 61¯28.690'W
SPECIES: Spinner Dolphin
No# animals: 20
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 1000
Bearing: 295
Seen from: helm
Seen by: charli
CUE: Splash
Notes:
End time: 9:26:10
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 15
Date: 20/01/96
Time: 09:11:53
Latitude: 15¯16.230'N
Longitude: 61¯25.320'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 1
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 1000
Bearing: 250
Seen from: helm
Seen by: richar
CUE: Blow
Notes:
End time: 9:13:14
Heading:
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Date: 20/01/96
Time: 09:14:14
Latitude: 15¯16.110'N
Longitude: 61¯25.570'W
SPECIES: Striped Dolphin
No# animals: 20
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 150
Bearing: 280
Seen from: helm
Seen by: rm
CUE: Back
Notes:
End time: 9:19:37
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 17
Date: 20/01/96
Time: 10:58:33
Latitude: 15¯15.990'N
Longitude: 61¯25.160'W
SPECIES: Striped Dolphin
No# animals: 15
No# adults: 12
No# juveniles: 3
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 300
Bearing: 40
Seen from:
Seen by:
CUE: Back
Notes:
End time: 11:07:52
Heading: 160
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Sighting no#: 18
Date: 21/01/96
Time: 07:00:00
Latitude: 15¯16.500'N
Longitude: 61¯25.790'W
SPECIES: Short Finned Pilot
No# animals: 20
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 100
Bearing: 20
Seen from: bridge
Seen by: steve
CUE: Back
Notes:
End time: 7:25:00
Heading: 330
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Sighting no#: 19
Date: 21/01/96
Time: 07:02:00
Latitude: 15¯16.420'N
Longitude: 61¯25.970'W
SPECIES: Fraser's Dolphin
No# animals: 200
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 200
Bearing: 350
Seen from: bridge
Seen by: KY
CUE: Splash
Notes:
End time: 8:10:00
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 20
Date: 21/01/96
Time: 10:14:00
Latitude: 15¯20.650'N
Longitude: 61¯26.730'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 1
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 150
Bearing: 20
Seen from: DECK
Seen by: CHARLI
CUE: Blow
Notes: COMPUTER OFF
End time: 10:15:00
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 21
Date: 21/01/96
Time: 10:25:00
Latitude: 15¯20.650'N
Longitude: 61¯26.730'W
SPECIES: Unidentified Dolphin
No# animals: 1
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: Y
Est# distance: 500
Bearing: 230
Seen from: DECK
Seen by: CHARL
CUE: Back
Notes: COMPUTER OFF
End time: 10:27:00
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 22
Date: 21/01/96
Time: 12:10:43
Latitude: 15¯21.920'N
Longitude: 61¯30.740'W
SPECIES: Striped Dolphin
No# animals: 6
No# adults: 5
No# juveniles:
No# calves: 1
Birds: N
Est# distance: 50
Bearing:
Seen from: deck
Seen by: jessie
CUE: Back
Notes:
End time: 12:16:12
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 24
Date: 22/01/96
Time: 11:50:35
Latitude: 15¯14.880'N
Longitude: 61¯25.280'W
SPECIES: Unidentified DolphinNo# animals:
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 500
Bearing: 180
Seen from: mast
Seen by: ky
CUE: Breach
Notes:
End time: 11:53:17
Heading: 180
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Sighting no#: 25
Date: 22/01/96
Time: 11:56:49
Latitude: 15¯14.400'N
Longitude: 61¯24.820'W
SPECIES: Spinner Dolphin
No# animals:
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 10
Bearing: 90
Seen from: bridge
Seen by: si
CUE: Breach
Notes:
End time: 11:59:03
Heading: 180
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Sighting no#: 26
Date: 22/01/96
Time: 12:02:45
Latitude: 15¯14.270'N
Longitude: 61¯24.570'W
SPECIES: Striped Dolphin
No# animals: 20
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance:
Bearing: 180
Seen from:
Seen by:
CUE: Splash
Notes:
End time: 12:10:01
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 27
Date: 24/01/96
Time: 08:50:24
Latitude: 15¯21.260'N
Longitude: 61¯27.150'W
SPECIES: Short Finned Pilot
No# animals: 31
No# adults: 28
No# juveniles: 1
No# calves: 2
Birds: N
Est# distance: 600
Bearing: 60
Seen from: HELM
Seen by: TOM
CUE: Back
Notes: Large group, soon
End time: 12:01:53
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 28
Date: 26/01/96
Time: 07:27:11
Latitude: 15¯14.580'N
Longitude: 61¯25.610'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 2
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 600
Bearing: 200
Seen from: mast
Seen by: rich
CUE: Blow
Notes:
End time:
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 29
Date: 27/01/96
Time: 09:11:43
Latitude: 15¯15.980'N
Longitude: 61¯23.800'W
SPECIES: Striped Dolphin
No# animals: 6
No# adults: 6
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 600
Bearing: 180
Seen from: mast
Seen by: rw
CUE: Back
Notes: one animal has
End time: 9:52:13
Heading: 130
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Sighting no#: 30
Date: 27/01/96
Time: 09:19:11
Latitude: 15¯15.720'N
Longitude: 61¯23.980'W
SPECIES: Striped Dolphin
No# animals: 8
No# adults: 4
No# juveniles: 4
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 500
Bearing: 330
Seen from: helm
Seen by: anna
CUE: Back
Notes: joined previous
End time: 09:52:13
Heading: 130
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Sighting no#: 31
Date: 27/01/96
Time: 09:57:07
Latitude: 15¯14.320'N
Longitude: 61¯23.840'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 2
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 2000
Bearing: 180
Seen from: mast
Seen by: rw
CUE: Blow
Notes:
End time: 9:58:46
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 32
Date: 30/01/96
Time: 10:54:18
Latitude: 15¯19.870'N
Longitude: 61¯28.490'W
SPECIES: Unidentified DolphinNo# animals: 4
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 400
Bearing: 120
Seen from: deck
Seen by: steve
CUE: Splash
Notes: ended almost
End time:
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 32
Date: 28/01/96
Time: 09:34:44
Latitude: 15¯15.910'N
Longitude: 61¯25.200'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 1
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 600
Bearing: 310
Seen from: mast
Seen by: simon
CUE: Blow
Notes:
End time: 9:35:22
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 33
Date: 28/01/96
Time: 09:48:45
Latitude: 15¯15.890'N
Longitude: 61¯25.320'W
SPECIES: Unidentified Dolphin
No# animals:
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 2000
Bearing: 10
Seen from: mast
Seen by: si
CUE: Splash
Notes:
End time: 9:49:51
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 33
Date: 30/01/96
Time: 11:11:23
Latitude: 15¯21.000'N
Longitude: 61¯28.840'W
SPECIES: Spinner Dolphin
No# animals:
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 500
Bearing: 90
Seen from: bridge
Seen by: carole
CUE: Splash
Notes:
End time: 11:13:44
Heading: 180
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Sighting no#: 34
Date: 28/01/96
Time: 10:20:04
Latitude: 15¯14.110'N
Longitude: 61¯24.400'W
SPECIES: Spinner Dolphin
No# animals:
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 1500
Bearing: 190
Seen from: mast
Seen by: si
CUE: Splash
Notes: SPINNERS AND SPOTTED
End time: 13:00:18
Heading:
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Sighting no#: 34
Date: 30/01/96
Time: 11:13:55
Latitude: 15¯21.170'N
Longitude: 61¯28.870'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 1
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 1500
Bearing: 80
Seen from: deck
Seen by: harry
CUE: Blow
Notes:
End time:
Heading: 0
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Sighting no#: 35
Date: 30/01/96
Time: 11:27:32
Latitude: 15¯22.150'N
Longitude: 61¯28.870'W
SPECIES: Striped Dolphin
No# animals: 25
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 300
Bearing: 300
Seen from: deck
Seen by: harry
CUE: Back
Notes:
End time:
Heading: 350
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Sighting no#: 36
Date: 01/02/96
Time: 16:16:29
Latitude: 15¯17.880'N
Longitude: 61¯26.570'W
SPECIES: Sperm Whale
No# animals: 1
No# adults:
No# juveniles:
No# calves:
Birds: N
Est# distance: 600
Bearing: 30
Seen from:
Seen by:
CUE: Blow
Notes:
End time:
Heading:
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