In the Long Eddy…

In the Long Eddy…

We’ve embarked on our field season in the Bay of Fundy, seeking to tag fin whales as they exploit prey aggregations in an island wake system on the northern tip of Grand Manan Island.
[photo size=’medium’ align=’left’ link=’http://superpod.ml.duke.edu/johnston/files/2011/08/FinLongEddy.jpg’ icon=’zoom’ lightbox=’image’]http://superpod.ml.duke.edu/johnston/files/2011/08/FinLongEddy.jpg[/photo] We’re only just getting started, and have had to hunker down for a day and a half for hurricane Irene-related weather. We did get one shakedown day to setup and test equipment, during which we also accomplished a quick recon of the Long Eddy and the critters that use it. The shakedown went well, with all equipment performing perfectly and we also collected some Photo-ID data on fin whales foraging in the feature. A good start!

We’ll have more updates soon!