Hi all, here is the report for the Southport pelagic saturday 26th April
2008.
Vessel: 37ft monohul lM.V. Grinner.
Skipper: Craig Newton.
Deckhand: *Gailforce*.
Pax: Paul Walbridge (leader & organizer) Greg Anderson, Andrew Walter,
Brian Russell, Rod Gardner, Steve Murray, Willem Renema, Dave Stewart,
Rebecca Ryan, Peter Ryan, John Coleman, Anna Kearns, Scott Baker,
Richard Fuller, Claire Flockhart.
Weather conditions: A trough over the Coral Sea & a deepening low
moving southeast away from NSW brought light SW to NE winds to Southeast
Queensland. On leaving the Seaway, light SW to 10 knots rising to 10-15
knots N-NE by early afternoon. Generally cloudless skies, with excellent
visibility. Max. air temp. 25* C. Barometer 1012 hPa.
Sea conditions: Generally calm seas throughout the day with just a
light swell early, increasing to about 1.7 metres out wide. Current out
wide running at just over a knot. Sea surface temps.21.2* C at the
Seaway, increasing to 24.7* C at the Shelf-break and to 25.2* C at the
widest drift point.
Departed Southport Seaway at 0650 hrs and headed ENE to a spot known
locally as the *Rivieras*, a system of ravines & ridges. Reached the
Shelfbreak at 0920 hrs and the main drift point at approx. 1020 hrs,
approx. 58 kilometres ENE of the Seaway, where we proceeded to drift and
drop berley until 1245 hrs before heading home. Reached the Seaway at
1545 hrs, total duration of trip, 8hrs 55 mins.
On leaving the Seaway, not much of note around with a few gulls and
terns milling around some trawlers with a lone Wedge-tailed Shearwater,
of note though were 3 young Australasian Gannets, the first of the year.
As usual the Shelf was very quiet especially at this time of year when
nearly all the Wedge-tailed Shearwaters have cleared out, so a couple of
Providence Petrels heading landward at the 50 fathom mark was quite a
surprise.
On crossing into *slope* waters more Providence Petrels started to
appear along with a solitary Arctic Jaeger and the first Tahiti Petrel &
Wilson*s Storm Petrels. Started a drift and berley slick and over the
next couple of hours drifted very slowly to the southeast with just a
few Great-winged Petrels and more Providence, Tahiti & Wilson*s Storm
Petrels putting in an appearance. It*s amazing how big a piece of
animal fat a Wilson*s Stormy can lift off the surface.
Started for home at 1245 hrs and had a few more Providence &
Great-winged Petrels on the Shelf, including one of each just a few
kilometers from shore that followed the vessel for some distance. A lone
Flesh-footed Shearwater also appeared, quite late for that species. This
trip was a week later than planned and almost into May, a month of
transition in these waters & not noted for diversity.
Next trip planned is for June 21st with a few spots still available.
Contact Paul Walbridge on Ph: (H) 07 3391 8839
(W) 07 3139 4584
E-mail:
Cheers * Paul W.
Species:
Wilson*s Storm Petrel * 33 (9)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater * 2 (1)
Flesh-footed Shearwater * 1
TahitiPetrel * 7 (2)
Great-winged Petrel * 5 (1)
ProvidencePetrel * 25 (6)
Australasian Gannet * 3
Pied Cormorant * 1
Arctic Jaeger * 1
Common Tern * 1
Crested Tern - 33 (30)
Silver Gull - 60 (60)
Mammals:
Inshore Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Offshore Bottle-nosed Dolphin
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