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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. 24th June 2009
Date: Wednesday 24th June
Anchorage: Feall Bay, Coll. Postion: 56°35’630N 06°39’863W Distance Travelled: 23.1 miles. Set off from Tobermory early afternoon, the volunteers immediately started their first surveys and recording of data and an hour later had the first sighting of a Minke whale, swiftly followed by a Harbour porpoise and a very brief glimpse of a Grey seal (all spotted by the crew, better luck tomorrow for the volunteers). The day has been calm and sunny and visibility high. The remaining afternoon was spent searching and a second porpoise was seen late in the afternoon and we also saw plenty of seabirds, until finally arriving into our harbour for the night. The location is extremely beautiful, the day was ended with walk along the island beach where we watched a most wonderful sunset. Editors (Marine Biodiversity officers) notes: To top this all off we had a close otter sighting whilst on anchor and the sun turned the most crimson red. # posted by HWDT @ 5:46 AM
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