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Yippee!!! Remora and Beluga (RIBs) spent a full day on the water yesterday working humpback whales. A total of 16 satellite tags, 17 biopsies and one whale 'poo' sample were collected as well as heaps of photo identification pictures. The RIBs were well supported by the observations teams from the bridge, who guided the RIBs onto the whales and were constantly scanning the water to locate the next pod of whales to work. The observers play a crucial role in locating the whales for the RIBs, and even more so yesterday, given the lazy, long 3m swell that was running. We also dropped the krill hoop net over the side of the Tangaroa. On the seabird front, the total species count is up to 45, with a chinstrap penguin and south polar skua being sighted yesterday. Remora is out working again this morning with Beluga on standby, but conditions are a little bit windier and the swell has shortened, which will make scientific work a little more challenging today. Regards Hully, Sarah and Nick
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