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On board Silurian
Most weeks April through October she is either monitoring the waters of the west coast of Scotland for whales, dolphins, and porpoises, or serving as a floating classroom for one of the many Argyll island primary and secondary schools. Read the log below to find out what Silurian and her crew have been up to each week and all about the whales, dolphins and porpoises they spot! To find out about the latest marine life sightings spotted elsewhere, click here. If you would like to send the crew an e-mail with your questions click here. Click here to view the Silurian Log archive. 19th June 2005
Position: 56 15.655N, 005 37.806W
Weather: Calm and sunny Distance travelled: 46 miles Today was the first day of our seven day Earthwatch monitoring trip. Onboard we are eight – Four Earthwatch volunteers Chris, Magda, and John and Bev and four crew our first mate, Marcus, Martin the Swedish skipper, Penny our research assistant and myself Juliet, marine ranger. We left Tobermory to overcast skies and a smattering of rain, but fortunately for our new recruits, calm seas. As we made our way down the Sound of Mull the cloud lifted and we were treated to a fantastically sunny afternoon. Conditions for sighting animals were perfect and our first sighting of the day was made by Chris – 6 porpoises! We headed south through the Firth of Lorne with frequent sightings of porpoises. Then as we were turning for our first nights anchorage Martin spotted a minke whale! The animal surfaced quietly three times and then gave us the slip. So with sun tanned faces we headed towards the islands of Seil and Luing and anchored inbetween in Cuan Sound – a beautifully sheltered spot. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Log by: Juliet Silurian Log Archives
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