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Bremer Canyon Expedition 4.2.18
Published on February 4, 2018We had an absolutely incredible day at the canyon today! When we first dropped off the edge of the continental shelf, we were surrounded by hundreds of small White Faced Storm Petrels hopping across the surface of the water dipping their beaks...
Read moreBremer Canyon Expedition 3.2.18
Published on February 3, 2018It was a swell day out in the canyon today, so the killer whales weren’t hard to find. As we dropped off the shelf we noticed oil slicks straight away and so began heading toward them. Killer whales are often more active on the surface and eas...
Read moreBremer Canyon Expedition 30/1/2018
Published on January 30, 2018The southern ocean made it’s power felt as we rounded the rock wall of the boat harbour today, grey swells lumping through the bay, meeting the bow of the Alison Maree head on. A fittingly dramatic beginning to an expedition on the southern oc...
Read moreBremer Canyon Expedition 29/1/2018
Published on January 29, 2018We sighted the blows of killer whales almost immediately as we arrived at the offshore office today. The three pods we had sight of remained at a distance from the vessel, and were very active, moving fast. Two individuals remained away from t...
Read moreBremer Canyon Expedition 28/1/2018
Published on January 28, 2018The sky was alive with seabirds and the ocean with active orca today. In all directions, seemingly at all distances, the grey swells were misted with the small clouds of the breath of mutiple killer whales. As we approached the nearest pod, fa...
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