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44.0 to 43.2 degrees south Thursday July 16, 2009

Report produced by Odonutter, Stephen M., Geoffrey J., Nathan W., and David S.
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Long-finned Pilot Whale - Long-finned Pilot Whales. About 50 were present with roughly equal numbers of Oceanic Bottlenose Dolphins [>>]

Map of locations that were visited during the trip. The numbers are multiple over-lapping locations. Click on these to zoom in.

Latitude: -43.4848 Longitude: 148.0957

Trip Summary

After an overnight steam north, we were about 50 miles south of the Tasmanian continental shelf slope at dawn and bird density was very low.  Grey-backed Storm Petrel numbers were much lower than on the outward journey (only two seen). Another Light-mantled Sooty Albatross was a highlight but remained distant. The highlight of the morning was when Stacey found a mixed pod of Oceanic Bottlenose Dolphins and Long-finned Pilot Whales. On the trip back in to the Derwent we recorded a few species not seen elsewhere in the trip, including Little Penguin, Crested Tern, Black-faced Cormorant and Kelp Gull.

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Long-finned Pilot Whale N693219011_4391_small