June 14, 2017 Written by: Alexandria Hahn Edited by: Amy Whitt On Wednesday, we had a fairly large sighting comprised of dolphins. Through the “big eyes”, Danielle was seeing a group of bottlenose dolphins. She was able to confirm this because they were being very playful and spyhopping (bringing their heads up out of the […]
LADC-GEMM 2017 Survey: #7 Pilot Whales!
June 13, 2017 Written by: Alexandria Hahn Edited by: Amy Whitt On Tuesday, I had a personal sighting…and it also happened to be our first pilot whale sighting of the cruise! At first glance, what I thought I saw was a group of dolphins, and Amy said that the female pilot whale dorsal fins can […]
LADC-GEMM 2017 Survey: #3 We All Scream for Ice Cream
June 8, 2017 Written by: Alexandria Hahn Edited by: Amy Whitt It is Day 1, and I cannot believe I am actually aboard the RV Pelican in Louisiana and waiting for the vessel to leave the dock. I am nervous because this is my first time away from home but also my first time at […]
