North to Stuart Island

Mitchell Bay, SJI to Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island.
After stopping at Roche Harbor for lunch and switching captains, we began sailing towards Stuart Island.  At 14:00 we deployed the CRT hydrophone. The cable for the hydrophone was very sensitive causing interference and picked up a lot of flow noise.  At 14:30, the hydrophone array was deployed.
There was still some flow noise interference, but it was much better than the CRT.  As we reeled in the hydrophone array at 14:50, a group of Dall’s porpoises swam alongside the Gato Verde.  There were 5-6 which included a hybrid with a Harbor porpoise.  They were seen at latitude 48 deg. 43.08 min. N and  longitude 123 deg.14.90 min. W.

students watching Dall's porpoise ride bow wake

students watching Dall's porpoise ride bow wake

While the Dal’s porpoises were riding around our boat, a male elephant seal poked his head above the water for a minute.

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