B. Southall gives Congressional Briefing on Ocean NoiseB. Southall gives Congressional Briefing on Ocean Noise
Just before SOCAL-12 phase I started last month, I had the privilege of participating with several colleagues from academia, industry, and an environmental group in a Congressional briefing on the subject of ocean noise. The below is a letter I recently received that...
END SOCAL-12 Phase I
Hi everyone and thanks again for all the interest through emails and calls about how we have fared with the first leg of SOCAL-12. Our last few days, like much of this first phase, were spent well offshore and out of touch searching for priority species. While we...
Fin and blue whale multiple tags – and a beaked whale surprise
The last few days of SOCAL-12 have seen some excitement and interesting observations but mixed weather. The offshore weather has been deteriorating but we found some windows to get things done on a range of species. Plus today we had a little bit of luck. When the...
SOCAL-12 UPDATE – Good offshore weather and a few firsts
Thanks for all those following the SOCAL-12 blog and for all the queries about how we are doing out here. Sorry for the radio silence the past few days but we have been way offshore and taking advantage of good weather in deep waters around San Clemente, San Nicholas,...
SOCAL-12 Start — An Old Friend and Rissos
We are starting our third morning of SOCAL-12, just pulling away from Catalina Island. It’s cool and breezy out here with a wispy mist blowing across this dusty, steep island. The weather has been marginal to poor offshore for the kind of work we are doing and despite...