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After a quiet couple of days west of Portland we began heading east and at 2am heard our first blue whale singing southwest of Portland. We tracked this whale through to 6am when it stopped singing. Thankfully we soon saw a blow as the day got brighter. After visually tracking through several surfacing bouts we saw the whale glowing aqua-blue underwater – beautiful! The whale then surfaced about 50m from the vessel and we got reasonable photographs for individual identification – not a bad outcome with such choppy conditions. Since then we have heard and seen at least four other whales and currently we are tracking a very loud singer further to the south. The aerial team has flown again today to the east of our position and have seen a further 14, yes 14, blue whales so currently we are very busy and happy to have so much to do! Smiles all round (especially from Brian our lead Acoustician) on the Eastern Voyager and the activity is a welcome distraction to those still feeling a little green.
REGARDS: Mike
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A map showing Australia and Antarctica. The map shows the journey of one voyage that has occured in the season, with each route highlighted in a distinct colour.