Calm this morning, with mixed weather all day. Started out SE, backed to Westerly. Periods of torrential rain. DND blasting: 1200, 1205. Both big, loud single bangs.
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- Seawater Salinity (ppt) for September 2013 from the digital YSI instrument
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- Sea Temperature (°C) for September 2013 from the digital YSI instrument
Tour boats: 9
22 Canada Geese
Keeping my eye out for Sooty Shearwaters, no sign yet
Mammal Count from tower at 1130
9 elephant seals behind boat shed and on jetty 47 harbour seals (mostly Middle Rocks)
129 Stellar sea lions (mostly along the North shore of the main island)
200 California sea lions (mostly along the South shore in front of the student house)
Seems like this bad weather compelled a lot of the sea lions to leave. Maybe they’re just out in the water waiting for the swell and surge to ease up.
I spotted the Stellar sea lion with the line around his neck again today and got a few pictures.
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- Entangled stellar sea lion
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- Entangled stellar sea lion
-entered and sent water sampling data to IOS
-compiled month end report
-photographed branded sea lions
-fixed electric fence after storm damage
-tidied keepers house