North to Stuart Island
Mitchell Bay, SJI to Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island.
After stopping at Roche Harbor for lunch and switching captains, we began sailing towards Stuart Island. At 14:00 we deployed the CRT hydrophone. The cable for the hydrophone was very sensitive causing interference and picked up a lot of flow noise. At 14:30, the hydrophone array was deployed.
There was still some flow noise interference, but it was much better than the CRT. As we reeled in the hydrophone array at 14:50, a group of Dall’s porpoises swam alongside the Gato Verde. There were 5-6 which included a hybrid with a Harbor porpoise. They were seen at latitude 48 deg. 43.08 min. N and longitude 123 deg.14.90 min. W.
students watching Dall's porpoise ride bow wake
While the Dal’s porpoises were riding around our boat, a male elephant seal poked his head above the water for a minute.
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