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| Sunrise this morning |
Today we crossed the Thulean Rise followed by a deep trench (4500m) and now we are out over the abyssal plain, easting towards the Porcupine Bank and the Irish EEZ. It was very quiet once again on the cetacean front - not easy watching conditions with sea state 6 and glare, however the visibility is good. Our regular tea (and fruit cake) breaks were had, along with conversations such as 'do animals have a sense of dignity'.
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| Spot the cetacean in this |
On the hydrophone Alessandro recorded one small and distant group of dolphins. At about 2230 tonight, I heard low frequency whistles/moans which are from a large odontocetes (my knowledge of acoustics is sketchy, but they did sound a lot like the killer whales we recorded last summer! But pilot whales would be more likely I suppose).
Emily saw kittiwake, great skua, puffin and fulmar. One of the kittiwakes was oiled and appeared to try and land on the ship.
In other news; we had pancakes for dessert and Alessandro broke his record for not being sea-sick - 5 days, not bad!
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