EAGLEHAWK NECK BOAT TRIP - 22 September 2002
GROUP: Rob and Gail Berry, Sean Dooley, Els Hayward, Chris and
Rosemary Lester, Jann and Ross Mulholland, Andrew Stafford,
Lorand Szucs (Hungary), Bill Wakefield, Andrew Wells,
Martin and John Woodward.
VESSEL/SKIPPER: Pauletta / John Males, with Michael Males.
WEATHER: Cloudy early, but clearing in the afternoon with sunny
conditions. Moderate NW wind of 15 knots early then
freshening to 20 knots from the SW in mid-afternoon.
SEA: Slightly choppy sea of less than 1 m with initial swell of
1.5 m in the morning. Choppy sea of 1 m with very slight
swell in the afternoon.
ACTIVITY: Sailed 07.20. Headed south-east from Pirates Bay past the
Hippolytes to the first stop at 09.30 at 43 o 12.0
'S 148 o
12.5'E, approx 1 nm past the shelf in 260 fathoms with
water temperature at 11.7 o C. Continued east and stopped
at 3.5 nm past the shelf in 430 fathoms (11.8 oC) at 43o
12.2'S 148o 15.5'E at 10.30. The third stop was at 12.00
at 43o 13.4'S 148o 19.4'E in 460 fathoms (12.0 oC). The
fourth major stop (for the Blue Petrel) was further out
from the shelf (just over 10 nm past the shelf) at 12.30 at
43o 14.0'S 148o 22.9'E in 500 fathoms (12.0 oC). The last
major stop was back approx 3 nm outside the shelf at 14.00
at 43o 11.3'S 148o 14.7'E in 430 fathoms (11.6 oC). This
was where we saw the Fulmar. Travelled in against the chop
without stopping and docked at approx 16.10.
ANIMALS: Australian Fur-Seals ? at and near the Hippolytes.
BIRDS: Good numbers of birds with a good diversity. The
highlights of the day were a Blue Petrel among quite good
numbers of prions, many of which came quite close to the
boat, and Southern Fulmar, which we found sitting on the
water among some feeding prions and GW Petrels.
From the boat:
Little Penguin 2 (1).
Common Diving-Petrel 70 (10).
Northern Giant-Petrel 3 (2).
SOUTHERN FULMAR 1.
Cape Petrel 25 (12).
Great-winged Petrel 10 (4). 2 race gouldi.
BLUE PETREL 1.
Antarctic Prion 10 (2).
Slender-billed Prion 15 (2).
Fairy Prion 15 (5).
White-chinned Petrel 1.
Sooty Shearwater 3 (1).
Short-tailed Shearwater 50 (30). Inshore in two groups only.
Royal Albatross 4 (1). 2 Northern RA and 2 Southern RA.
Black browed Albatross 20 (5).
Shy Albatross 200 (40).
Yellow-nosed Albatross 50 (6).
Buller's Albatross 2 (1)
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel 3 (1).
Australasian Gannet 10 (3). Inshore
Little Pied Cormorant 1. In Pirates Bay.
Black-faced Cormorant 20 (7). Mostly in Pirates Bay and at the Hippolytes.
Sooty Oystercatcher 1. Inshore
Pacific Gull 2 (2). In Pirates Bay
Kelp Gull 20 (15). In Pirates Bay, except for one 10 nm out from the
shelf.
Silver Gull 10 (5). In Pirates Bay
Crested Tern 5 (2).
White-fronted Tern 5 (5). One group together beyond the shelf.
Remaining 2002 Trip: 24 November.
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