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: #6 Timing is Everything
June 10-12, 2017 Written by: Alexandria Hahn Edited by: Amy Whitt In the early hours of Saturday morning, I was asleep and I wish that I hadn’t been! The few scientists and crew members who were awake witnessed around five Clymene dolphins riding the bow of our ship. I had been told that it was […]
LADC-GEMM 2017 Survey: #4 Do You See What I Hear?
Written by: Amy Whitt Our research team simultaneously listens and looks for marine mammals using acoustic and visual survey methods. We use the hydrophone (underwater microphone) array towed by the ASV to collect real-time data on underwater sounds. While the acousticians from Seiche Limited analyze these data to identify the sounds of marine mammals underwater, […]
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 […]
LADC-GEMM 2017 Survey: #1 Bon Voyage
By Amy Whitt Winding our way through Louisiana’s marshes, we headed out to sea as part of an expedition to research marine mammals in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Azura’s intern and recent high school graduate, Alexandria Hahn, and I have joined the LADC-GEMM research team for this survey. The Littoral Acoustic Demonstration Center-Gulf Ecological Monitoring […]
