More Weddell seal tag recoveries
Our research team has made a lot of progress this past week - We’ve been very, very busy!
In the last journal we mentioned that our collaborators had found dive…
Weddell seal team blog October 2012- Weddell seal tag recoveries
Now that our seals have endured another Antarctic winter, the team has made the long trip back to McMurdo to find these guys again…
Meet the seals! Part two
Here’s the rest of our ‘seal team’…
Seal 11 – ‘Granite’
Granite was tagged near Granite Harbour – about a 2 hour helicopter ride from McMurdo Station.
Here are some of…
Meet the seals! Part one
Since my return from Antarctica, the questions I’ve most often received are…
‘Did you name the seals and if so, what were their names?’
‘How did you pick the names?’
‘What…
Oh where, oh where are those little – I mean big - seals?
Have you asked yourself that question? I know I have… And my curiosity has gotten the better of me.
So what am I doing about it, you ask…
Reflections from my PolarTREC Journey
Where it all began
While the actual 'Weddell Seal in the Ross Sea expedition' went from January 6 through February 20, my expedition started much earlier - a…
Life at McMurdo - Part two
Since we've tagged the last seal - 21 in all - I've had a 'wee bit of time' (that's what they say in New Zealand) to explore McMurdo.
Join me on my tour.
Housing
My…
Life at McMurdo Station
Wow! It's hard to believe my time in McMurdo is coming to an end. From the moment I stepped off the plane it's been like a foot race - hurrying here, hurrying there, and…
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Insulation - Video Journal
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A Closer Look at … Weddell Seal Milk
Milk and…
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