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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. Wednesday 26th April 2006 Anchorage: Lowlandman’s Bay (East Jura) Position: 55° 53.1 North - 5° 53.7 West Distance surveyed: 51.5 nmi Today was a lovely day sunny and clear and we travel from Kerrera to Lowlandman’s Bay. We were wondering what was going on because we were slowed down for a moment, the reason was that the currents were against us and we need to go to a sheltered bay as there is still a big sea to the west of the Islands. We saw a group of porpoises and the software registered their noise, Jon and Mohammed Stelios saw them twice and we were absolutely excited. Marjolaine gave us a presentation of the main purpose of this project, we saw how useful can be this research. The best part was to see the pictures of the animals and try to identify the species, at the end we recognize almost every one and we are very encouraged to learn more about them. Teresa Sanchez Picture: Gaya, the nose of Stephanie and Teresa from left to right. Silurian Log Archives
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