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We continued our transit to the
southern most part of the survey grid.
As the L.M. Gould has limited
ability to move around in the pack ice, we must coordinate our movements with
the N.B. Palmer. This requires the two vessels to work together. This morning started with the sighting of
penguins by the Palmer. The Gould
then put our penguin biologists on the ice to put satellite tags on 4 Adélie
penguins. In addition to the penguin
team, the ice team went out and collected ice samples. As the penguin team
finished, a number of crabeater seals were sighted. The seal team than moved into action and
captured a male crabeater seal. As the
seal team would be at least 2-3 hours, the krill dive team than got into action
and carried out a dive to collect krill. Meanwhile the N.B. Palmer carried out a series of measurements in the vicinity of
the L.M. Gould. This image shows the L.M. Gould in the foreground, with
researchers being lifted off the ice back onto the bow of the Gould.
Meanwhile, you can just make out at the rear of the Gould the dive team returning and off in the distance the N.B. Palmer completing its measurements.
Photo by Dan Costa