WhaleNet STOP Data
Harbor Porpoise
Duke University
Marine Lab
"Hillary"

Argos Number: 08534
Sex: Female
Length: 164 cm
Mass: XX kg
Released on 28 July 1999

Sighting Data for "Madeleine"
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Harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) tagged and released in July 16, 1999 in Maine by researchers with the Duke University Marine Lab.

Satellite Fixes

Data Format key:
Date (dd.mm.yy): 22.08.98 23:06:55 Time (hr:min:sec)(in GMT), LC (fix quality)

LC just stands for Location Class. Location Classes of 0 and up are the best (derived from 4 or more messages)- a Class 0 is good to within between 1,000 and 5,000 meters. Classes 1,2,3- get consistently more accurate. The letter classes are given no estimate of error, but the A's are better than the B's etc. It appears that some of the letter class locations are pretty good (i.e. several fixes over a short period are quite similar), but then others vary wildly- especially the longitude.

> Lat1: 48.275N [latitude] Lon1: 69.232W [longitude]

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5. What is the average rate of travel?
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"Hillary" Data

Released on 28 July 1999 44. 45.7N and 66.44.9W
08534 Date : 28.07.99 23:35:47 LC : 2 IQ : 68 Lat1 : 44.639N Lon1 : 66.592W
08534 Date : 29.07.99 00:40:03 LC : 1 IQ : 58 Lat1 : 44.622N Lon1 : 66.595W
08534 Date : 31.07.99 01:54:31 LC : 2 IQ : 58 Lat1 : 44.284N Lon1 : 66.335W
08534 Date : 01.08.99 01:40:39 LC : 3 IQ : 68 Lat1 : 44.458N Lon1 : 66.349W
08534 Date : 04.08.99 02:44:33 LC : 0 IQ : 47 Lat1 : 43.845N Lon1 : 67.138W
08534 Date : 05.08.99 19:46:47 LC : 1 IQ : 50 Lat1 : 44.192N Lon1 : 67.764W
08534 Date : 06.08.99 22:22:19 LC : 0 IQ : 56 Lat1 : 44.210N Lon1 : 67.905W
08534 Date : 07.08.99 20:20:09 LC : 0 IQ : 40 Lat1 : 43.831N Lon1 : 68.176W
08534 Date : 08.08.99 00:12:38 LC : 0 IQ : 48 Lat1 : 43.855N Lon1 : 68.321W
08534 Date : 09.08.99 00:30:48 LC : 0 IQ : 42 Lat1 : 43.763N Lon1 : 68.439W
08534 Date : 10.08.99 22:10:01 LC : 0 IQ : 58 Lat1 : 43.497N Lon1 : 68.968W
08534 Date : 11.08.99 20:21:57 LC : 1 IQ : 50 Lat1 : 43.422N Lon1 : 69.167W
08534 Date : 12.08.99 20:07:50 LC : 1 IQ : 50 Lat1 : 43.411N Lon1 : 68.902W
08534 Date : 13.08.99 19:46:12 LC : 0 IQ : 40 Lat1 : 43.462N Lon1 : 68.977W
08534 Date : 14.08.99 23:58:11 LC : 0 IQ : 48 Lat1 : 43.305N Lon1 : 68.883W
08534 Date : 15.08.99 20:40:15 LC : 1 IQ : 50 Lat1 : 43.247N Lon1 : 68.855W
08534 Date : 16.08.99 23:59:17 LC : 0 IQ : 57 Lat1 : 43.171N Lon1 : 68.768W
08534 Date : 17.08.99 00:55:14 LC : 0 IQ : 48 Lat1 : 43.121N Lon1 : 68.761W
08534 Date : 18.08.99 21:14:15 LC : 1 IQ : 54 Lat1 : 43.102N Lon1 : 68.691W
08534 Date : 19.08.99 22:08:30 LC : 1 IQ : 56 Lat1 : 43.192N Lon1 : 68.782W
08534 Date : 20.08.99 20:27:46 LC : 1 IQ : 66 Lat1 : 43.078N Lon1 : 68.781W
08534 Date : 21.08.99 01:05:18 LC : 0 IQ : 58 Lat1 : 43.192N Lon1 : 68.644W
08534 Date : 22.08.99 00:46:22 LC : 3 IQ : 68 Lat1 : 43.219N Lon1 : 68.685W
08534 Date : 22.08.99 00:46:22 LC : 3 IQ : 68 Lat1 : 43.219N Lon1 : 68.685W
08534 Date : 23.08.99 00:23:07 LC : 0 IQ : 48 Lat1 : 43.292N Lon1 : 68.966W

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Sample Questions and Activities--

1. How far do harbor porpoise travel a day? (Average)
2. How far did they travel since their initial tagging?
3. Why do you think they are traveling in a particular direction?
4. Why do whales/porpoises migrate?
5. What is the average rate of travel?
6. What other questions do you have regarding "Shackelton" and "Sacagawea"?
7. How would you find your answers?
8. What other information would you need?

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