By Peter Ryan, onboard scientist, expert in general ornithology, seabird-fishery interactions, evolutionary ecology, marine debris, solid waste management, biology of oceanic islands. Leg 1, Day 26. Another fairly quiet day on the run northeast towards Hobart; at 10 bird species overall we just managed to beat yesterday’s record low of […]

By Peter Ryan, onboard scientist, expert in general ornithology, seabird-fishery interactions, evolutionary ecology, marine debris, solid waste management, biology of oceanic islands. Leg 1, Day 25. A very quiet day, that got quieter as it progressed. Even the White-chinned Petrels, which have been our constant companions since leaving Cape Town, […]

By Peter Ryan, onboard scientist, expert in general ornithology, seabird-fishery interactions, evolutionary ecology, marine debris, solid waste management, biology of oceanic islands. Leg 1, Day 24. Birds continued in much the same vein as yesterday, with lots of shearwaters (probably commuting through), and only a smattering of other species, many […]

By Peter Ryan, onboard scientist, expert in general ornithology, seabird-fishery interactions, evolutionary ecology, marine debris, solid waste management, biology of oceanic islands. Leg 1, Day 23. Another lovely day at sea in the not so furious fifties; the light winds and small swell seemed ideal for spotting cetaceans and other […]

By Peter Ryan, onboard scientist, expert in general ornithology, seabird-fishery interactions, evolutionary ecology, marine debris, solid waste management, biology of oceanic islands. Leg 1, Day 22. What started out as a day of rather slim pickings ended on a more interesting note. We started transects early to get 4.5 hours […]

By Peter Ryan, onboard scientist, expert in general ornithology, seabird-fishery interactions, evolutionary ecology, marine debris, solid waste management, biology of oceanic islands. Leg 1, Day 21. We continued steaming slightly south of east on the great circle route towards Hobart, crossing 54°S towards evening, as we approached 90°E. The ship […]

By Peter Ryan, onboard scientist, expert in general ornithology, seabird-fishery interactions, evolutionary ecology, marine debris, solid waste management, biology of oceanic islands. Leg 1, Day 19 – January 8th, 2017. The day dawned calm and mostly clear at 4h00 local time, but a band of low cloud obscured any view […]

By Peter Ryan, onboard scientist, expert in general ornithology, seabird-fishery interactions, evolutionary ecology, marine debris, solid waste management, biology of oceanic islands. Leg 1, Day 16 – January 5th, 2017 We arrived off Kerguelen at dawn on 5 January, entering the passage into the Golf de Morbihan shortly after sunrise […]

By Peter Ryan, onboard scientist, expert in general ornithology, seabird-fishery interactions, evolutionary ecology, marine debris, solid waste management, biology of oceanic islands. Leg 1, Day 13 After leaving Ile de la Possession yesterday evening, we headed for Kerguelen with a following sea and a cold 20-25 knot wind. Bird diversity […]