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by Stephanie Thirolle — posted Feb 10, 2009

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Image (4) The ASRV Laurence M. Gould — by Andy Read — posted
Our home for the next two months     
Image (6) Hammarfish — by Andy Read — posted
Elliott and Pat putting the finishing touches on the fisheries acoustics towfish. How many Ph.D.s does it take to hammartime?     
Image (1) A toast for good luck — by Andy Read — posted
We raised a glass to calm seas and many whales at the Hotel Finis Tierra in Punta Arenas     
Image (2) Extreme cold weather gear — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
Each person tried on an array of extreme cold weather gear and was issued what took their fancy. It may be fun playing 'dress up' now, but we will put this gear to use in just a few days.     
Image (3) Touch the toe! — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
The tradition of 'touching the toe' of the statue in the main town square of Punta Arenas lives on. We'll have good luck in Drake's Passage!     
Image (5) towfish assemble — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
Preparation for the maiden voyage of the towfish, at the hands Elliot, Pat, Andy & Dave. Good work men!     
Image (16) grey-headed albatross — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
grey-headed albatross     
Image (12) Reny and Pat dropping an XBT in the Drake Passage — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Reny and Pat dropping an XBT in the Drake Passage     
Image (9) Peale's Dolphin — by Andy Read — posted
We saw several groups of Peale's dolphins as we passed Tierra del Fuego - a couple of groups approached our boat and rode the bow wave or stern wake.     
Image (10) Peale's Dolphin Splash — by Andy Read — posted
Some of the Peale's dolphins were very acrobatic...     
Image (14) Black-Browed Albatross — by Andy Read — posted
The birds were spectacular as we passed Cape Horn - Black-browed albatrosses were the most common and one of the most beautiful.     
Image (18) Palmer Station — by Reny Tyson — posted
Arrival at Palmer Station early morning     
Image (20) We Made it! — by Reny Tyson — posted
Palmer Station     
Image (27) Beautiful Palmer — by Reny Tyson — posted
A great view from the station     
Image (24) Lets climb a glacier! — by Reny Tyson — posted
A few of us enjoyed a nice climb up the glacier in the backyard of Palmer on our first day at the station. Snow and ice as far as the eye could see.     
Image (22) The view from the top — by Reny Tyson — posted
View of Palmer station from the glacier     
Image (26) An early sunset — by Reny Tyson — posted
Our first sunset at the station. At the moment the sun is rising around 8:00 am and setting around 4:30 pm. We are told we will lose 7 minutes of daylight each day!     
Image (7) safety first! very cool life boats — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
In the Antarctic, extreme weather conditions and cold water temperatures call for very cool, but extremely claustrophobic, encapsulated life boats in case of an emergency.     
Image (8) tight squeeze — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
practicing what we hope never to do     
Image (23) livin' on the edge — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
Palmer Station's "backyard"     
Image (19) Pat sees Palmer Station! — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
always multi-tasking...     
Image (11) whale team anticipates land — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
During the last day of the Drake crossing, the whale team enjoyed watching wildlife as we steamed over the continental shelf.     
Image (14) Cape Petrel — by Ari Friedlaender — posted
Cape Petrel guiding us through the Drake Passage.     
Image (15) Giant Petrel — by Ari Friedlaender — posted
A giant petrel on the lookout.     
Image (9) Peale's Dolphins — by Ari Friedlaender — posted
A Peale's dolphin breaching out a wave behind the Gould.     
Image (17) Southern Fulmar — by Ari Friedlaender — posted
A Southern Fulmar in flight.     
Image (40) Elephant seals on Torgerson with Palmer in the distance — by Elliott Lee Hazen — posted
      
Image (25) Pizza Pizza! — by Elliott Lee Hazen — posted
Roland, Eletta, Alison (Stimpy), and Elliott making Pizza     
Image (21) The view from Palmer Station — by Elliott Lee Hazen — posted
I think a few of the scientists in our group don't want to leave.     
Image (38) Elephant seals on Torgerson — by Elliott Lee Hazen — posted
Truly amazing how lumbering the are on land and how large their eyes are (presumably for catching squid in super low light).     
Image (33) Our gear for the prey boat — by Elliott Lee Hazen — posted
The canvas dodger protects the acoustic gear from the elements while underway. The cooler houses an ethernet hub and two gel-cell batteries. The three Hardigg cases house two SIMRAD tranceivers (38 and 120 kHz) and a waterproof computer (that hopefully we won't test). The orange rectangle in the bottom right is one of the two transducers that measure prey under the boat. With two gel-cells we can stay out most of the day until our extremities get chilly.     
Image (37) First sightings of cetaceans in our study area — by Douglas Nowacek — posted
On this year's cruise, we are splitting time with a group from Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks and the University of Maine, who are studying Antarctic ice fish. Their fishing takes them to Dalman Bay, north of Palmer Station, and while in transit to the fishing areas, our visual observers saw humpbacks and minke whales in areas that would be good working areas for us!!     
Image (58) Very Cool Glacier — by Reny Tyson — posted
Beautiful scenery abounds in Paradise Bay     
Image (29) Iceberg — by Andy Read — posted
A humpback was hiding behind this beautiful blue iceberg     
Image (30) Iceberg - 2 — by Andy Read — posted
The center of the berg had eroded into a beautiful blue hot (OK - cold) tub     
Image (32) Sunset in Dallmann Bay — by Andy Read — posted
The setting sun caught the snow-covered peaks of Brabant Island     
Image (28) Ice Cave — by Andy Read — posted
The seas had formed an ice cave along the coast of Brabant Island, in which the whales go to sleep at night....     
Image (31) Iceberg - 3 — by Andy Read — posted
To give you some sense of the size of the iceberg, there is a kelp gull perched on the snow shelf in the forefront...     
Image (42) Our first tag of the trip! — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Our first tag of the trip!     
Image (44) Tag on! — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Tag on!     
Image (43) Penguin in Piccard Cove — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Penguin in Piccard Cove     
Image (35) Pokey Dance — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Pokey Dance     
Image (45) Krill Pancake — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Krill Pancake     
Image (41) Gould in brash ice — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Gould in brash ice     
Image (36) Brash ice — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Brash ice     
Image (34) Dodger — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Dodger     
Image (47) whales surfacing in the morning — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
whales surfacing in the morning     
Image (48) Two humpback whales simultaneously tagged — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Two humpback whales simultaneously tagged     
Image (46) Arnoux's Beaked Whale — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Arnoux's Beaked Whale     
Image (78) leopard seal — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
leopard seal     
Image (54) Sleepy Weddell Seal — by Andy Read — posted
This Weddell seal was snoozing on the shore near Palmer Station     
Image (39) Elephant Seals on Torgerson Island — by Andy Read — posted
Several juvenile and one adult male seals were hauled out.     
Image (57) Elephant Seal on Torgerson Island — by Andy Read — posted
Several e-seals were hauled out - some molting.     
Image (56) Elephant Seal on Torgerson Island — by Andy Read — posted
      
Image (55) Celebrating at the Top of the Glacier — by Andy Read — posted
      
Image (51) A Hiking We Will Go — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
a hiking we will go     
Image (49) Ninja Pat — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Ninja Pat     
Image (50) Base Brown — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Base Brown     
Image (53) LM Gould in Paradise Bay — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
LM Gould in Paradise Bay     
Image (52) Victor (LMG Electronics Technician) sledding — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Victor (LMG Electronics Technician) sledding     
Image (65) Neal being interviewed on Oprah last week from Palmer Station — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
Oprah interviewed Neal Scheibe from Palmer Station and Dr. Bruce Sidell from the University of Maine via Skype last week.     
Image (59) The Palmer Station white board from Wed., May 13th — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
The most effective way to communicate with others at Palmer Station: the whiteboard, located in the galley.     
Image (60) Satellite imagery of the ice cover around Palmer Station — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
A satellite image of the ice cover around Palmer Station on April 25, 2009- the day we first arrived (courtesy of NOAA).     
Image (61) Bird's eye view of Palmer Station — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
Bird's eye view of Palmer Station, Arthur Bay and the "backyard" (aka the glacier).     
Image (62) Current weather at Palmer Station for Wed., May 13th — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
50+ MPH gusts!     
Image (63) Roland snowboarding down the glacier — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
Fun and games in the Palmer Station 'backyard'     
Image (64) Ren, Stimpy and Peavey — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
Enjoying the sunset while hiking down the Palmer Station glacier     
Image (65) The very serious and tough visual obs team — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
From left to right: Peavenator, "the sledder", Ren-dawg and E-nizzle. Our master, D-money, is not pictured. Sort of like Charlie, of Charlie's Angels.     
Image (79) Palmer Station Head Cook, Eric Cooper — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Palmer Station Head Cook, Eric Cooper     
Image (66) Snow on a humpback — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Snow on a humpback     
Image (67) Gould and an iceberg — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Gould and an iceberg     
Image (68) Visual Survey Team — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Visual Survey Team     
Image (69) Fluke Up — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
fluke up     
Image (70) Megan and a sleepy humpback — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Megan and a sleepy humpback     
Image (71) scenic fluke — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
scenic fluke     
Image (71) Killer Whale — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
killer whale     
Image (72) Killer Whales — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Killer Whales     
Image (73) Killer Whales — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Killer Whales     
Image (74) Hooding Ceremony — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Hooding Ceremony     
Image (75) Krill — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Krill     
Image (76) Lindsey scans the seas for whales galore.. — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Lindsey scans the seas for whales galore..     
Image (77) Pat filming a playful minke — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Pat filming a playful minke     
Image (80) Drop cam extraordinaire — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
Dr. Dave Johnston on the small boat     
Image (81) No wonder there are so many whales — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
These are the cod-ends full of krill from one of the MOCNESS night tows     
Image (82) Yiwu and Meng processing krill — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
MISHAP is a 24-hour operation: tagging whales and fine-scale prey mapping by day, and collecting krill and profiling prey patches at night     
Image (83) View from the bow of the LM Gould — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
Life is good.     
Image (84) Visual survey team at work — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
They are the tiny people perched on the bridge looking for whales through binoculars... can you see them?     
Image (85) Duke PhD student Reny Blue Tyson — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
Reny Tyson doing her thang     
Image (86) Giant iceberg — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
A little perspective.     
Image (87) crabeater seal — by Lindsey Peavey — posted
Crabeater seal lounging on an ice flow.     
Image (88) Sunrise — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
sunrise     
Image (89)Leopard seal eating penguin — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Leopard seal eating penguin     
Image (90) Leopard Seal — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Leopard Seal     
Image (91) Gorgeous sunset in Wilhelmina Bay — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Gorgeous sunset in Wilhelmina Bay     
Image (92) Mom and Calf — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
This curious mom and calf pair of humpbacks treated the small boats while they retrieved the Dtag.     
Image (93) Breech — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
breech     
Image (94) Tagging — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
tagging     
Image (95) Hi Wayne — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Hi Wayne     
Image (96) Dora — by Stephanie Thirolle — posted
Dora     
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