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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. Monday 7th July 2008Location: Position: 56 08.12 N, 05 33.33 W Distance covered: 65.8 nm Today involved a long haul, starting out the day leaving Loch Moidart with a great deal of ground to cover. We headed west, sailing under the bitterly cold north winds, rounding Ardnamurchan Point, going wind over tide…which is always fun…marking down the many shearwaters that seemed to be enjoying the turbulent winds. As we rounded the point, we headed down the Sound of Mull where the weather calmed. We didn’t get to see a great deal, but heard a lot of the seal scarers next to some of the fish farms. We exited the sound and moved south through the Firth of Lorn, before Skipper navigated us through the troublesome tides in the Sound of Luing and round the Dorus Mor. We have anchored in Loch Craignish for the evening and have just enjoyed Steve’s wonderful creation: ‘Pork Gounoff’…or ‘Strogalash’ depending on who you ask. After the long day travelling, we hope tomorrow brings calm seas and lots of animals. Cormac Science Officer. # posted by HWDT @ 10:04 AM
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