The team are now engaged in the task of analysing the vast amount of acoustic data collected during the summer’s project in the Mediterranean and drafting the first cruise reports. Aboard Song of the Whale Mat is leading an extensive programme of maintenance, and in addition to the usual tasks, preparing the vessel for a… Continue Reading
As our research season draws to a close and the team is readying SOTW for the passage back to Ipswich, we look back at the last few months surveying the Eastern Mediterranean. Bow-riding pilot and false-killer whales, breaching fin whales, phosphorescent dolphin tracks, the first live free-swimming porpoises seen in the Northern Aegean Sea… Continue Reading
Within our international team we’ve enjoyed, but also struggled a bit with the intense heat between Turkey and Cyprus. On the other hand it makes the swim stops more rewarding than ever and the night watches give us the chance to cool down and be amazed by the stunning starry skies. All the discomfort is… Continue Reading
Before joining Song of the Whale, I had heard about this amazing research vessel during a marine mammal class in Istanbul University when I was a student of Faculty of Fisheries. I listened to many great stories about SOTW from some of my teachers who have been on board and have never forgotten this boat… Continue Reading
In April/May this year, MCR team members Olly Boisseau and Miriam Romagosa travelled to South Australia to lead a marine mammal survey with IFAW’s Oceania office. The study took place in an area that the Australian Government has leased for oil and gas exploration, but no systematic studies for marine mammals have previously been conducted… Continue Reading