Finishing tape 2 and starting tape 3 Nothing major today except finishing the video log for tape 2 and begining tape 3.
WOW! ... Robin saw dolphins - lots of pair swimming and body rubbing but most dolphin IDs will come from the tape. Lots of whistling was heard.
Today's visibility was the best yet! Very clear and bright. We could see the young dolphins socializing and playing even at 3-4 m underwater.
Kathleen rounded out the morning with another hour of observation underwater.
Technical terms for the good and bad of underwater video recording. We added another 1.5 hours of data: a few fluke (i.e., tail) kicks to the MVA3 hydrophones but nothing serious. Bill, 1.75 yr old male, alternated between Mika & Maury (both young females) for most of the morning hour. Much contact and rubbing was witnessed.
The afternoon saw the wind increase and visbility decrease leaving us to only 30 min of observation time. This turned out to be a good thing as we both crashed for hour long naps in the afternoon.