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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. Friday 9th September
Position at Anchor 56º 24.700N 005º 42.700E
Distance Travelled 30 NM Weather Overcast with a bit of a breeze (NE)… nice sunny evening Hello from Loch Spelve on the east coast of Mull! Here we are nestled in sheltered from the cold north-easterly breeze, after a good first days surveying. After a morning training up our new Earthwatch volunteers – Barb (from the US), Elsa (Italian), Denys (Scottish), Kym & Jenny (from Cornwall/Devon)… we set off down the Sound of Mull. Not ideal conditions for spotting wee marine creatures, but our beady-eyed volunteers managed to spot 4 porpoises, 2 common seals and a grey seal. We had quite a few acoustic detections of porpoises too (that keeps me happy!). Once out of the Sound of Mull we managed to put up the sails and sail into sunnier waters and the beautiful quiet of Loch Spelve, where we are now well fed and feeding dozy… Mmmm… … and here’s to more wee critters and good weather for tomorrow… (and England winning the Ashes…) ;o) Clare (co-PI-sciency-person) Silurian Log Archives
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