further towards 2012

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:48:23 -0800

Even before Thanksgiving, we are gathering momentum for our 8th annual survey of the northbound migration of Gray whales through the nearshore of the Santa Barbara Channel. Last week, former supervisor Lauren Roche made a presentation to the Acoustic Society of America about Gray Whales Count 2010 in which Scripps Whale Acoustic Laboratory deployed a hydrophone and recorded the sounds, particularly Gray whale vocalizations, in the water just south of Counter Point. It is a rich dataset, a correlation of our observations and their acoustic data. We certainly have established that the whales are very chatty on migration, at least in our waters.

In January we are scheduling information meetings to tell the community about Gray Whales Count and how people can become Counters. While we do think the meeting will provide a lot of interesting and valuable information, one does not need to attend to become a Counter.

Visit our WANT TO COUNT page for details on how you can join us in our effort.

There is no rush, but Counters may now check the schedule and e-mail me with choices.

The Count 2012

further towards 2012