Day 2 - Leaving Tobermory
Day 2, Leaving port around noon. Lat N56° 37.205 Lon 06° 03.681 Air Temperature 14° our plan is to head S down the Sound of Mull and anchor at Loch Spelve off of Firth of Lorn. This first leg of our journey is around 20 miles. We hope to see harbor porpoises. August & September is the time when they are calving –so, we should see mother with calf. They are hard to sight because they are so quick when they surface. They prefer areas with a varied topography, because of the nutrients that is found in these areas. The bottlenose dolphins are mainly a coastal species. The left side of the fin is used for photo research. Along with identifying Male – 1 slit Female – 3 slits. They are very social and like to hang out in 2 or 3’s. Common Dolphin feed on mackerel and herring found in large groups of 50 up to 500. They are fast moving and highly active. Minke Whale is an untoothed cetacean of the rorqual whales. They filter their food through their baleen and feed on sandeels, herring, and sprat. They are usually found on their own. Other species we might observe: Killer whale (Orca), Risso’s Dolphin, Humpback Whale. The software program, Logger, is used to map the sightings. The data recorded are species, distance, bearing, heading, number of animals, behavior, any other species associating (birds, etc.), boat traffic, and rubbish. See if you can look at the pictures of these species and compare & contrast their appearance. The thought is “Where would you most likely be if you were a cetacean?”
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