Journals 2006/2007

Cyndy Martin
Portland High School, Portland, Maine

"STAR Project NOAA R/V McArthur II" July 28 - August 26, 2006

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August 19, 2006
Dolphins! And lots of them!!

Lat: 12° 10.3' N
Long: 135° 43.8' W
Skies: CL
Wind: 21 kts, 200 deg T
Seas: waves = 2-4, swells = 5-6'
Course: 290 deg T
Speed: 10 kts
Distance in 24 hrs: 197 nm
Distance from land: 1205 nm WSW of Clarion Is

That is what we're here for, after all! I don't know how she did it in those seas, but mammal people had just come back on effort as seas dropped to Beaufort 5, when Yin spotted dolphins: spotters and spinners. Ended up being a HUGE mixed school of them (my best guess would be about 400-500; that's top secret data they can't share with anyone!) We were able to get within about 100 meters; though none of them came to bow ride, they were less evasive than most have been.

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