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Dan and Bill looking for whales in glassy sea. Photo: Marilyn Marx |
Sunday was a stunningly beautiful day out in the Bay of Fundy--a glass calm sea state and excellent visibility. With the three vessels mentioned
in our last blog:
Nereid, Callisto and
Selkie we did an extensive survey
. We could see for miles and found humpbacks, fin whales, molas, dolphins and basking sharks, but no right whales were sighted.
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Team member Orla O'Brien has identified this humpback as Photon, an adult female. Photo Amy Knowlton |
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A good look at an approaching Mola mola. Photo: Marilyn Marx |
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An Atlantic white-sided dolphin surfing in the Nereid''s wake. Photo: Marilyn Marx |
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Photo: Brian Skerry |
Marilyn
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