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SOUTH GEORGIA ACAP PETREL SURVEY 2005-07

FIELDWORK REPORT

25 March 2007

Sally Poncet South Georgia Surveys

Northern giant petrel on nest and S/V Golden Fleece, Narval Bay

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SOUTH GEORGIA ACAP PETREL SURVEY 2005-07

FIELDWORK REPORT 2005-07

25 March 2007

Technical report SGS07/2 prepared by:

Sally Poncet

South Georgia Surveys

E-mail: sallyponcet@horizon.co.fk

Report distribution:

Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, OTEP

British Antarctic Survey

Golden Fleece Expeditions

ACAP Petrel Survey team members

Cover photograph:

Northern giant petrel on nest and S/V Golden Fleece, Narval Bay,December 14th 2006.

Carolina Mantella

For further information please contact:

South Georgia Surveys PO Box 754, Stanley

Falkland Islands Tel/Fax: +500 21826

Email: sallyponcet@horizon.co.fk

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1. INTRODUCTION

This is the final Fieldwork Report for the South Georgia ACAP Petrel Survey 2005-07. It contains a

summary of the work covered to date, including details of the fieldwork completed during the two

seasons 2005-06 and 2006-07, some preliminary results and an overview of the data analysis and

lab work required in order to finalise census data and complete the survey. A comprehensive

account of the survey will be presented in the Final Project Report including methodologies

employed to census the giant petrels and white-chinned petrels and to map their nesting habitat and

distribution.

The research was coordinated by the environmental consultancy agency South Georgia Surveys

(SGS) under contract to the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

(GSGSSI). The research programme is led by Sally Poncet of SGS, and conducted in collaboration

with Project Partner the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Project preparation began in April 2005.

Completion of data analysis and presentation of the Final Report to GSGSSI are scheduled for

September 2007.

The project was commissioned by the GSGSSI as part of the United Kingdom’s commitment to

ACAP. Joint funding was received from the FCO Overseas Territories Environment Fund (OTEP)

and GSGSSI, with funding ‘in kind’ provided by the BAS and survey team members. OTEP and

GSGSSI funds are administered through the offices of GSGSSI under the management of Harriet

Hall, Gordon Liddle and Richard McKee.

Contributions in kind were received from South Georgia Surveys, a number of individuals including

volunteer fieldworkers, Dame Ellen MacArthur and RSPB/BirdLife International. Additional

logistical support in 2005-06 was provided by Etienne Bourgois and his S/V Tara V and by

Antarctic tour operator Peregrine Shipping and their cruise ship Akademic Vavilov; and in 2006-07

by HMS Endurance, and by the tour operators Residensea and their ship The World, and

Compagnie des Iles du Ponant and their ship Le Diamant.

Scope of the research

This programme of research was designed to provide GSGSSI with improved and up to date data on

the distribution and abundance of southern giant petrels, northern giant petrels and white-chinned

petrels at South Georgia. The research data will enable the current conservation status of each

species to be determined and will form a baseline for future long-term demographic studies for

monitoring population changes. The data constitute a valuable resource material for management

planning and protection of key breeding sites and in identifying research priorities for the effective

conservation of each species. Publicising the research programme’s activities via websites and TV

documentaries has served to raise awareness of the conservation aims and efforts by GSGSSI in

protecting seabirds.

Collection of accurate baseline data is required as part of the process of managing these sites and of

re-assessing the species’ global conservation status, and for achieving and maintaining favourable

conservation status for these three species. The requirement for this data is referred to in the

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP), and the undertaking of such

research is an integral part of the process that enables compliance with the Agreement. These steps

are part of the process of bringing South Georgia further into line with the principles of ACAP and

the Environment Charter, and will help to ensure protection for the South Georgia populations of

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these species, and in so doing, will help the UK to meet its WSSD commitment to reverse the

current rate of loss of biodiversity by 2010.

1. Summary of Project components and achievement

1.1. Fieldwork

Island-wide censuses by shore-based and boat-based field parties, with full vessel support for

access to remote locations around the island.

Island-wide censuses of the population size and surveys of the breeding distribution of southern and

northern giant petrels and white-chinned petrels were conducted between November 2005-January

2006 and November 2006-January 2007 working on board S.V Golden Fleece. Fieldwork activities

focussed on censusing breeding pairs, recording the breeding distribution and its associated habitat,

and assessing environmental threats at breeding sites.

A framework for future long-term monitoring of petrels was established at key breeding sites

identified during the course of fieldwork.

Long-term monitoring sites for southern and northern giant petrels were established on Albatross

and Prion Islands in 2005-06, and for white-chinned petrels at Maiviken, Husvik, Corral Bay and

Prion Island in 2006-07.

1.2. Database

The petrel data collected during the survey will be analysed at BAS and be stored in the existing

South Georgia GIS database held at BAS and scheduled for upgrading in 2007.

Up to date population estimates for the three species surveyed and detailed information about their

breeding distribution and habitat will be stored in the BAS/GSGSSI South Georgia GIS database.

Data include a review of current knowledge and information collected during the surveys,

identifying key ACAP sites and including reference to pest status and appropriate eradication or

control programmes, disturbance, tourism and other potential threats to breeding areas.

1.3. Scientific collaboration

A formal collaborative agreement between South Georgia Surveys and British Antarctic Survey

(BAS) was established in order to maximize research potential for this project, thus generating

value-for-money for both studies through the sharing of expertise and resources. International

scientific collaboration also took place through invitations extended to scientists from France, USA,

Chile and the RSPB in UK.

Collaboration with HMS Endurance in both seasons provided essential aerial photography of the

coastline. The resulting colour obliques will be used in the compilation of a vegetation and habitat

map of the entire island.

Fieldwork

Dr. Tony Martin from the BAS took part in the two seasons’ fieldwork assisted by 2 BAS

personnel. They censused white-chinned petrels in collaboration with the ACAP petrel team while

working from on board Golden Fleece. Their research was part of the ‘Foodweb’ project, a

component of the BAS ‘Discovery’ 2005-2010 programme, and designed to construct more

accurate food web models of top predators in the South Atlantic and Scotia Sea. BAS scientists

under Dr. Richard Phillips provided giant petrel census data from Bird Island and also calibration

data for correcting ACAP survey field counts.

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Dr. Robert Powell of the University of Clemson USA and Dr. Ben Sullivan from the RSPB took

part in the 2005-06 season’s fieldwork; and Dr. Christophe Barbraud from the Centre National de la

Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) at Chize in France, Ronnie Reyes from the Universidad de Valdivia

in Chile, and Dr. Oliver Watts from the RSPB, UK in the 2006-07 season. Dr. Barbraud was key in

the establishment of long-term monitoring sites for white-chinned petrels in 2006-07.

Data analysis

Dr. T. Martin of BAS will carry out analysis of the white-chinned petrel data. Analysis of ACAP

survey giant petrel data is being conducted in collaboration with Dr. Phillips (BAS), Dr. R. Powell

(University of Clemson) and Dr. Christophe Barbraud (CNRS). Analysis of breeding habitat is

proceeding in collaboration with Drs. Andrew Fleming and Peter Fretwell of the BAS Mapping and

Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC).

1.4. Information sharing

International workshops

A powerpoint presentation on the work carried out in 2005-06 was given by Sally Poncet at the

International Workshop for Overseas Territories held in March 2006 in the Falkland Islands. Similar

presentations were given at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge in May 2006, and at the

University of Tasmania in Hobart in July 2006.

Web-based coverage

Regularly updated web pages on various websites and website diaries from Dame Ellen MacArthur

and RSPB/BirdLife International’s Dr. Ben Sullivan and Dr. Olly Watts, were maintained

throughout the two fieldwork seasons, showing details of fieldwork in progress at South Georgia

and promoting awareness of the issues surrounding seabird conservation. Regular updates of the

survey also appeared on the South Georgia Government’s website www.sgisland.org.

Press coverage

During the 2005-06 fieldwork season, coverage was assured by a number of British newspaper,

radio and magazine articles reporting on Ellen MacArthur’s involvement in the survey.

Films

Two TV documentaries (British ‘Seamaster’ series and French ‘Thalassa’ series) presenting the

ACAP petrel survey and seabird conservation in general were filmed on location by Ellen

MacArthur and Jerome Teignie and broadcast in 2006. A third programme for BBC4 is in

preparation and due for release in late 2007.

Local capacity building

A number of people from the Falkland Islands joined the survey both as research assistants and crew

on the survey vessel, working alongside experienced South Georgia researchers and logistics

operators. This has resulted in a significant increase in the small pool of dedicated local people with

a firsthand local knowledge of the island, its environment and working conditions, and all are now

potential future contributors to South Georgia-focused activities.

Scientific publications

A number of peer-reviewed scientific papers are expected to be prepared presenting the results of

the survey.

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2. FIELDWORK PROGRAMME

2.1 Permits

The research was conducted under permit from the GSGSSI. Comprehensive self-sufficiency,

environmental and safety and emergency contingency plans were submitted to GSGSSI as part of

the research permit application document. Permission was obtained to land at Protected Areas,

including all rat-free areas and including Cooper Island, Annenkov Island and Bird Island.

2.2 Support Vessel

The support vessel, S/V Golden Fleece, is a Falkland Islands registered vessel that has been

operating in South Georgia, the Falklands, Antarctic Peninsula and the Cape Horn area since 1996-

97. Owned by Falklands resident Jerome Poncet, Golden Fleece has been support vessel for

numerous film, mountaineering and diving expeditions. In 2000, she was chartered by the South

Georgia Government to provide logistics for rat eradication trials at the island; in 2002 and 2003

she sailed from South Georgia to the Falklands with two consignments of reindeer, and with British

Antarctic Survey personnel under contract in 2004.

The vessel owner is a Full Member of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators

(IAATO) and as such Golden Fleece complies with all IAATO regulation and guidelines regarding

vessel operations and environmental mitigation measures in the Antarctic Treaty Area and is

maintained in accordance with the demands of expedition voyaging. She is equipped with essential

emergency measures associated with high-latitude cruising (including EPIRB, extensive first aid

kit, flares and fire-extinguishers, survival suits, flotation suits, safety harnesses, 2 liferafts, 2

inflatable boats with 2 outboards, medical kit, and scuba diving gear for underwater repairs).

Communications equipment includes an ICOM marine HF transceiver & tuner with 2182 automatic

distress alert, a fixed mount VHF radio and 3 mobile handsets and an Iridium satellite phone with

email/data capability. The vessel is equipped with weatherfax, GPS, e-charts & plotter, multi-

frequency depth sounder and a full set of South Georgia charts. Ample fuels, spares and tools for all

repair situations and sufficient food for three months at South Georgia are carried on board.

2.3 Petrel Survey Team

Summer 2005-06

Sally Poncet (South Georgia Surveys), project leader

Collaborative researchers:

Dr. Andrew Fleming (BAS, Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, MAGIC)

Dr. Peter Fretwell (BAS, MAGIC)

Dr. Tony Martin (BAS, Conservation Biology)

Dr. Richard Phillips (BAS, Conservation Biology)

Dr. R. Powell (University of Clemson)

Field researchers:

Andy Black (s/v Golden Fleece)

Ellen Macarthur (s/v Golden Fleece)

Tony Martin (BAS s/v Golden Fleece)

Leiv Poncet (s/v Golden Fleece)

Sally Poncet (s/v Golden Fleece)

Bob Powell (s/v Golden Fleece)

Fran Prince (s/v Tara V)

Micky Reeves (s/v Golden Fleece)

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Ben Sullivan (RSPB/BirdLife Int. s/v Golden Fleece)

Jerome Teignie (Nefertiti cameraman s/v Golden Fleece)

Catrin Thomas (BAS s/v Golden Fleece)

Andy Whittaker (s/v Tara)

BAS at Bird Island: Isaac Forster , Richard Phillips, Helen Taylor

Crew of s/v Golden Fleece:

Dion Poncet (skipper)

Russell Evans (deckhand)

Kilian du Couedic (deckhand)

Summer 2006-07

Sally Poncet (South Georgia Surveys), Project Leader

Collaborative Researchers:

Dr. Andrew Fleming (BAS, MAGIC)

Dr. Peter Fretwell (BAS, MAGIC)

Dr. Tony Martin (BAS, Conservation Biology)

Dr. Richard Phillips (BAS, Conservation Biology)

Dr. R. Powell (University of Clemson, USA)

Dr. C. Barbraud (CNRS, Chize, France)

Field researchers:

Christophe Barbraud (CNRS, s/v Golden Fleece)

Andy Black (s/v Golden Fleece)

Carolina Mantella (s/v Golden Fleece)

Tony Martin (BAS, s/v Golden Fleece)

Ash Morton (BAS, s/v Golden Fleece)

Leiv Poncet (s/v Golden Fleece)

Sally Poncet (s/v Golden Fleece)

Ronnie Reyes (Universidad de Valdivia, s/v Golden Fleece)

Olly Watts (RSPB, s/v Golden Fleece)

BAS at Bird Island: Fabrice LeBouard, Helen Taylor, Robin Snape

Crew of s/v Golden Fleece:

Dion Poncet (skipper)

Ken Passfield (deckhand)

Steve Cartwright (deckhand)

2.4 Vessel and Fieldwork Operations

Due to the many external factors, notably weather conditions, that affect any vessel-based

expedition, a high degree of flexibility was built into the work schedule during operations around

the island. Last-minute changes to the itinerary were an accepted element of the working day, and

were made by the skipper after consultation with crew and researchers. This resulted in survey work

proceeding with maximum efficiency, with full use made of both vessel and fieldworker time.

Logistically, this was a demanding survey that required a high standard of seamanship, boat-

handling skills and fieldworker fitness and experience. Landings were made on numerous offshore

islands and along the entire South Georgia coastline whenever weather permitted. Fieldwork

operations were complex and required a close monitoring of weather forecasts and meticulous

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planning on the part of skipper and project coordinator. The success of operations was in large part

due to the commitment of the skipper and crews of the charter vessel S/V Golden Fleece, with the

vessel working the exposed south coast at every suitable weather opportunity, meeting rendez-vous

deadlines with other vessels and providing 24 hour support for fieldworkers and shore parties

throughout each season.

Censuses of seabird breeding populations at South Georgia should ideally be carried out between

the end of egg laying and before hatching and with minimal snow cover in the colonies. The third

week in November was considered the earliest practical date to start the survey. Snow cover was

expected to be light and clear quickly, and the period offers the best overlap in the breeding cycles

of the three species surveyed during the 43 days of survey time available in each season.

2.5 FIELDWORK OPERATIONS

Summer 2005-06

Fieldwork operations in the first ACAP Survey fieldwork summer season 2005-06 were conducted

from S/V Golden Fleece during a 56 day charter period, starting 13 November in Stanley in the

Falkland Islands, and ending 7 January in Stanley, with additional support offered by S/V Tara V for

the period November 13-December 10. See 2005-06 Trip Report for logistic operations details.

The fieldwork was carried out from the two yachts and 2 person land-based shore parties. Landings

and travel between sites was done using inflatable dinghies and sea kayaks. The principal survey

vessel, S/V Golden Fleece, with skipper Dion Poncet and crew Russell Evans and Kilian de

Couedic and a petrel survey team of 7-10 people, spent 44 days circumnavigating South Georgia

during the course of surveys. Long-term monitoring sites for southern and northern giant petrels

were established at Albatross and Prion Islands

Fieldwork logistics took into account the following personnel movements: Micky Reeves returned

to Stanley on S/V Tara V part way through the season as planned; Tony Martin and Catrin Thomas

(BAS) joined S/V Golden Fleece at King Edward Point December 8; 24 hour support was available

to the shore party Bob Powell and Leiv Poncet throughout their entire circumnavigation of the

island at each of their 11 campsites; Ben Sullivan, Ellen MacArthur and Jerome Teignie transferred

from Tara V to S/V Golden Fleece at King Edward Point just before Christmas; Tony Martin

transferred from Golden Fleece to S/V Tara V on January 28 at Prince Olav Harbour, and Sally

Poncet and Ellen MacArthur disembarked at Albatross Island on December 28. See Trip Reports

for S/V Golden Fleece and S/V Tara V 2005-06 for further details of vessel movements. See Map

No. 1 for vessel routes and areas surveyed.

S/V Golden Fleece called in briefly at Bird Island on arrival at the island on November 17 to

discuss giant petrel census methodology with Isaac Forster, Helen Taylor and Richard Phillips.

Rendez-vousing later that day with S/V Tara V at Elsehul, the petrel survey team from both vessels

then spent a day ashore coordinating survey methodology. Sally Poncet and co-researchers Andy

Black and Micky Reeves worked from S/V Golden Fleece; Fran Prince and Andy Whittaker

surveyed from the yacht S/V Tara V for three weeks in November; land-based fieldwork was done

by Bob Powell and Leiv Poncet with support from S/V v Golden Fleece as required. Also on board

S/V Tara V were Séamus McCann and Finn McCann who conducted a fur seal survey for SGS on

behalf of BAS, and glaciologist Alun Hubbard who installed three automatic weather stations. They

and several members of S/V Tara V's crew also helped with the petrel census fieldwork. From

Elsehul, Golden Fleece proceeded down the south coast while S/V Tara V surveyed the north coast.

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The two vessels met up in Larsen Harbour in early December just prior to departure of S/V Tara V

for Stanley. S/V Golden Fleece then continued to King Edward Point where Dr. Tony Martin and

Catrin Thomas (assistant) from BAS joined the boat on December 8. Ben Sullivan from the

RSPB/BirdLife International's Save the Albatross Campaign, Dame Ellen MacArthur and

cameraman Jerome Teignie arrived on December 20, travelling to South Georgia on S/V Tara V. As

part of the ACAP Survey’s commitment to raising awareness about seabird conservation, Ellen and

Jerome were able to film aspects of the petrel survey from on board the vessels.

The main ACAP Survey work period ended on 31 December 2005 when S/V Golden Fleece

departed South Georgia for Stanley, leaving Sally Poncet and Ellen MacArthur on Albatross Island

in the Bay of Isles to continue the giant petrel counts at Albatross Island and carry out the annual

wandering albatross counts for the Albatross and Prion Islands Monitoring Programme. They were

picked up two weeks later by the cruise ship Akademic Vavilov, S Poncet being dropped off at King

Edward Point and E MacArthur continuing to Ushuaia.

In total, the teams surveyed over 150 areas around the island, estimated to contain approximately

half of the island's giant petrel breeding sites. Fieldworkers walked a total of over 600 km and a

total of 4539 pairs of northern giant petrels and 3253 pairs of southerns were counted. These are

uncorrected counts (ie not adjusted for egg and/or chick losses) and do not included Bird Island

counts. S/V Golden Fleece covered a total of about 1700 km around the island, putting field parties

ashore at 150 different landing sites, and the land-based party paddled a total of 481 km. See Map

No. 1

Summer 2006-07

The 2006-07 fieldwork schedule included a 56-day charter of S/V Golden Fleece at South Georgia,

starting November 18 from the Falkland Islands, and ending January 13.

Fieldwork logistics were determined by personnel movements to some extent: Tony Martin and Ash

Morton (BAS) joined S/V Golden Fleece at King Edward Point on December 4; 24 hour support

was available to the shore party Leiv Poncet and Andy Black while camped on Annenkov Island;

Ollie Watts and Ronnie Reyes were transferred from S/V Golden Fleece to HMS Endurance at

Elsehul on December 15; Christophe Barbraud transferred to the cruise ship Le Diamant on January

28 at Stromness Harbour, and Sally Poncet and Carolina Mantella disembarked at Albatross Island

on December 31. See S/V Golden Fleece Trip Report for further details of vessel movements.

The boat skipper was Dion Poncet, assisted by crew Stevie Cartwright and Ken Passfield, and the

petrel survey team consisted of between 7 and 9 people. The majority of fieldwork was once again

carried out from the yacht by surveying petrel sites around the entire coastline and a number of

offshore islands during a 43-day circumnavigation of the Island. Numerous white-chinned petrel

transects were completed at a range of sites around the island. Annenkov Island giant petrels were

surveyed by a shore-based party (Leiv Poncet and Andy Black), with S/V Golden Fleece standing

by. Long-term monitoring sites for white-chinned petrels were established at Prion Island,

Maiviken, Corral Bay and Husvik. These sites were selected on the basis of key environmental

features, including presence/absence of perceived threats such as introduced species (notably

Norway rats and reindeer) and visitor activities. Habitat types and distribution as displayed on the

Landsat image were ground-truthed at selected sites, and further colour aerial oblique imagery of

the coastline obtained by HMS Endurance. The long-term monitoring site for giant petrels

established on Prion Island in 2005-06, were re-surveyed. On conclusion of the petrel survey

fieldwork on January 3, Sally Poncet and Carolina Mantella were landed at Albatross Island to carry

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out the census of the island’s breeding wandering albatrosses as part of the annual Albatross and

Prion Islands Monitoring Programme.

In total, over 100 areas were visited, estimated to contain approximately half of the island's giant petrel

breeding sites. S/V Golden Fleece covered over 1800 km while working around the island, including

a circumnavigation. Fieldworkers walked a total of over 600 km and a total of 2051 pairs of northern

giant petrels and 1554 pairs of southerns were counted. These are uncorrected counts (ie they are

not adjusted for egg and/or chick losses) and do not include counts for Bird Island or those areas

previously surveyed in 2005-06.

3. SURVEY METHODOLOGY

The following is a brief outline of survey methodologies employed during the survey. A full

account will be presented in the End of Project Report.

3.1 Giant Petrels

Each giant petrel nest position was recorded using a hand-held GPS. Associated breeding site data

(for example nesting habitats, vegetation communities), potential threats (eg human visitation,

reindeer-grazing and fur seal trampling) and introduced species (rats, mice, reindeer) were recorded.

Opportunistic data were also collected for historic sites and artefacts, South Georgia pipits, pintails

and wandering albatrosses. All data were down-loaded daily and archived on CD for long-term

storage at BAS. BAS personnel Helen Thomas, Robin Snape, Fabrice Lebrouard and Richard

Phillips (BAS) censused the Bird Island populations of northern and southern giant petrels.

Breeding success data from the BAS Bird Island giant petrel monitoring programme will be used to

calibrate the ACAP Survey counts to allow for nest failure during the course of the boat-based

survey.

3.2 White-chinned Petrels

Tony Martin, Catrin Thomas and Ash Morton of BAS developed white-chinned petrel census

methods using transects, burrowscopes and playback to estimate the number of occupied burrows at

a range of sites around the Island. Christophe Barbraud set up 4 long-term monitoring sites for

white-chinned petrels based on similar research he has carried out on Kerguelen and Crozet Islands.

3.3 Aerial photography

HMS Endurance helicopters carried out a photographic coastline survey at 2000 feet and the

resulting colour obliques, to be archived at BAS, are being used in the compilation of a vegetation

and habitat map of the entire island. All photographs were taken at 2000ft above ground level (as

per instructions in the South Georgia Wildlife Avoidance Map), and from between 100-200 metres

to seaward of the shoreline, looking towards the coastline and perpendicular to the coast where

possible. Each image shows the coastline, and all vegetated areas inland to the boundary with rock

and ice.

3.4 Habitat mapping

Vegetation boundaries, colony outlines and other such features, and fieldworker tracks walked

during the course of the two seasons of surveying were saved as individual track files. The mapping

software used in the field is OziExplorer which is compatible with Arc software. Two map layers

(the coastline derived from the Landsat satellite image, and the 100 metre elevation contour) were

supplied as tracks by Andrew Fleming (MAGIC, BAS) and can be loaded into the map view. All

map data collected in the field are georeferenced to the BAS map projection of the Landsat image of

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South Georgia. A set of 1:20,000 maps designed by Peter Fretwell (BAS MAGIC) for this project

were used to record additional spatial data.

4. SURVEY RESULTS AND DATA ANALYSIS

4.1 Giant Petrels

The total number of northern giant petrel nests counted in the field over the two-year survey period

was approximately 6600 and 5700 southerns. These are uncorrected field counts (ie they are not

adjusted for egg and/or chick loss) and they do not include counts for Bird Island. The total number

of breeding pairs of northern and southern giant petrels will be calculated from these counts by

using the Bird Island study colony data for egg and chick loss. Adjustments will also be made for

counter error and for gaps in survey coverage in those few areas that were not surveyed in order to

calculate the total number of breeding pairs of giant petrels at South Georgia. Bird Island census

data will be provided by BAS. Analysis of breeding distribution and habitat and of threats to

breeding sites will be undertaken by S. Poncet and R. Powell in the first instance, and further

analyses and archiving of data will take place once the South Georgia Government/BAS GIS

database, currently in development, is in place. The final results of the survey will be submitted in

September 2007 to the South Georgia Government and in 2008 for publication in the scientific

literature.

4.2 White-chinned petrels

Analysis of white-chinned petrel transect data is being carried out by BAS under the BAS

Discovery ‘Foodweb’ programme. Preliminary analysis of data from 2005-06 field season

indicated that survey design and the resultant accuracy and precision of data would provide an

abundance estimate with a CV of around 20% for the total breeding population of white-chinned

petrels. The overall impression gained by researchers on conclusion of fieldwork is that the historic

estimate of 2 million pairs was a gross overestimate, even allowing for population declines due to

fisheries. Final population estimates for the white-chinned petrel population are expected to be

available from BAS for inclusion in the Final Report September 07.

4.3 Mapping

Habitat analysis and mapping are proceeding using a combination of BAS-sourced Landsat and

Quikbird imagery, together with colour oblique aerial photographs (both prints and digital)

provided by HMS Endurance. The latter are part of a growing collection of coastline images which

forms an important resource for recording a wide range of environmental features and variables, e.g.

seal haulout beaches, seabird colonies, vegetation distribution, extent of ice cover and glacier fronts,

etc. These images, along with historical habitat maps and additional vertical and oblique

photography from a range of sources, are being used to interpret details on the Landsat image and

Quikbird images of Cooper Bay, Albatross Island and Wales Head coastline of South Georgia

provided by Andrew Fleming in order to map the basic vegetation categories of the island.

This mapping component of the project is a key element in the management of ACAP species

breeding sites: the boundaries and surface areas of ice-free coastal areas, vegetated areas, areas with

>60% tussac cover, areas occupied by giant petrels, areas covered by the ACAP petrel survey, and

the areas occupied by invasive introduced species ie Norway rats and reindeer, will be mapped.

The suite of data obtained has the capacity to form the basis of a ‘new-generation’ terrestrial GIS

map for South Georgia, and every effort was made to ensure that data collected are GIS-compatible

and also match the requirements of the recently-designed ACAP database. GIS-generated analysis

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of the ACAP Petrel Survey data will be possible once the South Georgia Government/BAS GIS

database, currently in development, is in place.

5. CONCLUSIONS

Achievements

The fieldwork for this South Georgia ACAP Petrel Survey has gone exceptionally well. This is due

in great part to the skills and experience of the vessel crew and fieldworkers who were able to

function as a highly experienced, flexible and motivated team in the field. In particular, the skills

and experience of the skipper, Dion Poncet and his crew, and the qualities of the survey vessel S/V

Golden Fleece, designed and equipped for this type of inshore work in remote areas and uncharted

waters, were essential to the success of the surveys. The generous logistical support provided by

several cruise ships, HMS Endurance and S/V Tara V, and the assistance of British Antarctic

Survey personnel at King Edward Point and Bird Island and from Government Officers at KEP,

were also crucial to the smooth-running of operations.

The fieldwork also provided the opportunity for Falkland Islanders to take part in the Survey both as

research assistants and crew on the survey vessel, working alongside experienced South Georgia

researchers and logistics operators. This has resulted in a significant increase in the small pool of

dedicated local people with a firsthand local knowledge of the island, its environment and working

conditions, and all are now potential future contributors to South Georgia-focused activities.

Media focus on this ACAP survey was outstanding largely due to the presence of Dame Ellen

MacArthur in the first season of fieldwork 2005-06. Regular entries on websites eg

www.savethealbatross.net, www.sgisland.org and a number of public lectures have also maintained

the high profile of this research.

Work remaining

The post-fieldwork stage of the project, that of data analysis, is now underway, and the major part is

due to be completed at British Antarctic Survey headquarters in Cambridge between May and July

2007. With such a huge quantity of data to analyse from two summers’ of fieldwork, the length of

time required for data analysis following conclusion of fieldwork was always going to be an issue,

given that the OTEP component of funding is due to finish on 31 March 2007. However, provision

has been built into the programme for office space, data analysis and IT resources to be provided by

BAS in Cambridge for the project coordinator Sally Poncet. Elements of data analysis will also be

undertaken by associate researchers involved in the project, Drs. Christophe Barbraud, Andy Black

and Robert Powell. The current development of the South Georgia GIS at BAS will also enable

appropriate archiving of the survey data, and the means with which the survey data can be accessed

for ACAP-related purposes, for example assessment of species’ conservation status and of key

breeding sites, development of management plans for breeding sites.

As presented in the original OTEP funding proposal document, Sally Poncet will continue to be the

primary coordinator for giant petrel data during the post-OTEP period of data analysis, archiving and

interpretation and preparation of final reports, scheduled for September 2007. Tony Martin at BAS

will be responsible for the white-chinned petrel data analysis and reporting, for which the final

results are expected to be available in September 2008.

Project Report South Georgia ACAP Survey 2005-07

13

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This research project would not have been possible without the generous assistance of a number

of individuals and organisations whose contributions effectively represent matching-funding for

the funds provided by OTEP and GSGSSI.

Thanks to Etienne Bourgois, owner of S/V Tara V, for his generosity in offering the vessel for 3

weeks of survey work at minimal cost in November 2005, and for assistance with transport for

Ellen MacArthur, Jerome Teignie and Ben Sullivan from Stanley to South Georgia in December.

Thanks also to the vessel charterer F Paulsen, for kindly agreeing to host these extra guests on

board S/V Tara V during the December trip.

Assistance from the Antarctic cruise ship tour operator Peregrine Shipping is gratefully

acknowledged: their vessel Akademik Vavilov provided logistical support for fieldworkers in

January 2006, and Peregrine Shipping’s commitment to seabird conservation, through the

allocation of an annual research grant to South Georgia Surveys is also gratefully acknowledged

here.

The contribution of HMS Endurance, Captain Nick Lambert and helicopter pilot/photographer Ft

Simpson through acquisition of aerial photography images was invaluable, and the effectiveness

of the opportunistic helicopter flying time used to achieve this is much appreciated. HMS

Endurance also provided passage to two petrel team members from South Georgia to Rio de

Janeiro in December 2006, and retrieved the s/v Golden Fleece’s anchor after it became

entangled in debris in Stromness Harbour. Similarly, the Compagnie des Iles du Ponant provided

passage for one petrel team member on their cruise ship Le Diamant from South Georgia to

Ushuaia, and as did Residensea’s The World.

The hospitality of Bird Island base commanders Vicky Auld and Alison Deane and all BAS

personnel at Bird Island was much enjoyed and appreciated, as was the support and assistance

from Alison Deane, Andy Barker and BAS personnel at KEP, and the Government Officers Pat

Lurcock and Emma Jones at KEP, and of Sarah Lurcock. Thanks to the GSGSSI office in

Stanley for issuing permits and ensuring a smoothly run project administration.

The Project Partner British Antarctic Survey is providing computing, mapping and office

facilities in Cambridge. In particular, the contributions of Mike Dinn (Logistics), Adrian Fox

(head of MAGIC), Dirk Briggs, Richard Phillips and Janet Silk (Conservation Biology), Jo Rae

(Archives), Mike Curtis (geologist), Adrian Fox, Peter Fretwell and Andrew Fleming (MAGIC)

and Phil Trathan (head of Conservation Biology) are gratefully acknowledged. Additional

advice on white-chinned petrel survey methodology was received from Dr. Graham Robertson

and Kieran Lawton of the Australian Antarctic Division, and Dr. Christophe Barbraud of CNRS

in Chize, France.

Thanks too, to all the fieldworkers during the two seasons at South Georgia: Christophe

Barbraud, Andy Black, Ellen MacArthur, Carolina Mantella, Tony Martin, Ash Morton, Leiv

Poncet, Bob Powell, Fran Prince, Micky Reeves, Ronnie Reyes, Ben Sullivan, Catrin Thomas,

Olly Watts and Andy Whittaker, for their cheerful hard work on board and ashore, in dinghies,

by oar and under canvas. Special thanks go to the skipper of S/V Golden Fleece, Dion Poncet

and to crew Russell Evans and Kilian du Couedic (2005-06) and Stevie Cartwright and Ken

Passfield (2006-07): their skill, professionalism and good humour throughout were key to the

smooth running and efficiency of the field surveys.

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K

op

pe

n

Po

int.

Ψ

GF

: A

nne

nko

v I

sla

nd

28

.11

.05

1

00

0

24

00

F

lat

ca

lm a

ll d

ay,

no s

we

ll, s

un

ny.

18

00

at

light

SW

win

d s

tart

ed

up

w

ith

clo

ud

co

min

g

in

fro

m

the

w

est

at

220

0.

08

00

-100

0:

tea

ms s

urv

eyin

g S

E a

rea

Ann

en

kov.

GF

le

ft A

nne

nko

v to

su

rve

y H

au

ge

R

ee

f is

lan

ds 1

03

0-1

60

0,

Pic

ke

rsgill

Is

lan

ds

16

30

-180

0,

Le

on

He

ad 2

00

0-2

20

0 b

efo

re l

ea

vin

g f

or

Dia

z C

ove

at

22

00

, a

rriv

ing

m

idn

igh

t.

Sh

ore

part

y:

La

rse

n H

arb

our

ΨT

ara

V:

Ja

so

n H

arb

our,

ha

vin

g s

urv

eye

d M

aiv

ike

n 1

23

0-1

50

0,

Bu

se

n P

en

insu

la

fro

m n

ea

r th

e C

rutc

h t

o A

llen

Ba

y 1

63

0-1

84

5,

Ja

son

Ha

rbo

ur

190

0-1

93

0.

Ψ

GF

: D

iaz C

ove

29

.11

.05

1

20

0

15

00

W

10

in

cre

asin

g to

25

b

y en

d o

f d

ay.

Lig

ht

sw

ell

initia

lly

bu

t in

cre

asin

g d

uri

ng

mo

rnin

g.

Te

am

s a

sh

ore

su

rve

yin

g K

upry

ian

ov I

sla

nd

s 1

000

-11

30.

GF

le

ft m

idd

ay f

or

RV

w

ith

Tara

V a

nd

sh

ore

pa

rty a

t L

ars

en H

arb

our.

S

ho

re p

art

y:

La

rse

n H

arb

ou

r.

ΨT

ara

V:

La

rse

n H

arb

ou

r, a

fter

su

rve

y o

f C

oo

pe

r B

ay 1

900

-21

30.

Ψ

GF

: L

ars

en H

arb

ou

r

30

.11

.05

O

verc

ast

an

d

win

dy

ou

tsid

e,

FP

an

d S

Mc o

n b

oa

rd t

o d

iscu

ss t

he

pe

tre

l d

ata

. M

R t

ransfe

rre

d f

rom

GF

to

Ta

ra V

P

relim

ina

ry P

roje

ct

Re

po

rt S

outh

Ge

org

ia A

CA

P S

urv

ey 2

00

5-0

7

17

sn

ow

ing

ag

ain

, w

ere

5

0kt

in

Dry

ga

lski F

jord

in t

he

even

ing

fo

r re

turn

to

Sta

nle

y

Sh

ore

part

y:

La

rse

n H

arb

ou

r Ψ

Ta

ra V

: de

pa

rte

d f

or

the

Fa

lkla

nd

s 2

30

0

ΨG

F:

La

rse

n H

arb

ou

r

01

.12

.05

1

30

0

22

30

N

W2

0-3

0

at

tim

es,

mo

d

sw

ell

ou

tsid

e,

win

d d

rop

pin

g in

eve

nin

g

13

00

G

F le

ft L

ars

en

H

br

for

Sm

aa

lan

d C

ove

a

rea

, su

rve

yin

g S

ma

ala

nd

C

ove

1

50

0-1

70

0.

Th

en

to

Ha

milt

on

Ba

y,

su

rve

yin

g b

oth

sid

es o

f th

e b

ay 1

90

0-2

130

.

Sh

ore

part

y:

Alb

atr

oss C

ove

in

Co

op

er

Ba

y

ΨG

F:

Coo

pe

r B

ay

02

.12

.05

C

alm

ea

rly,

then

lig

ht

SE

an

d r

ain

fo

r a

co

uple

of

ho

urs

, th

en

ve

eri

ng

su

dde

nly

to

str

on

g W

SW

a

t m

idd

ay,

incre

asin

g

to

50

+

in

Dry

ga

lski

with s

no

w,

she

lte

red

in

L

ars

en

.

10

30

GF

le

ft C

oo

pe

r B

ay 1

03

0 f

or

Dam

ien

Ba

y,

su

rve

ye

d w

est

an

d e

ast

sid

es o

f b

ay 1

10

0-1

30

0 u

ntil su

dd

en

we

ath

er

ch

an

ge

with

str

ong

WS

W g

usts

sta

rte

d.

S

ho

re p

art

y:

Co

op

er

Ba

y,

su

rve

ye

d f

rom

th

e a

rea

fro

m A

lba

tro

ss C

ove

to b

ig m

ac

co

lon

y e

xcl. c

hin

str

ap

are

a 0

73

0-1

10

0.

S

ho

re p

art

y:

Co

ope

r B

ay

ΨG

F:

La

rse

n H

arb

ou

r

03

.1

2.

05

15

00

1

80

0

Win

d

str

on

g

in

am

, de

cre

asin

g

bu

t g

usty

by m

id a

ftern

oo

n,

with

mo

de

rate

sw

ell,

win

d d

ecre

asin

g o

ve

rnig

ht.

GF

le

ft L

ars

en a

t 1

50

0 a

s t

he

win

d d

ropp

ed

, b

ut

SW

45

-50

ag

ain

st

tid

e o

n e

nte

rin

g

Co

op

er

So

und

so

we

nt

so

uth

ro

un

d C

oo

per

Isla

nd

S

ho

re p

art

y:

Co

ope

r B

ay.

Ψ

GF

: C

oo

pe

r B

ay

04

.1

2.

05

09

00

2

30

0

Ca

lm w

ith

lig

ht

SE

an

d S

E s

we

ll a

ll d

ay

bu

t vee

rin

g lig

ht

WS

W b

y e

ven

ing

.

08

30

GF

le

ft C

oop

er

Ba

y t

o s

urv

ey C

oo

pe

r Is

lan

d N

an

d W

co

asts

09

30

-14

30

, re

turn

ing

150

0 t

o C

oo

pe

r B

ay t

o l

an

d s

ho

re p

art

y b

efo

re g

oin

g o

n t

o D

am

ien B

ay

to f

inis

h s

urv

ey t

he

re 1

80

0-2

10

0.

S

ho

re p

art

y:

Co

ope

r B

ay a

nd

su

rve

yin

g C

oo

per

Isla

nd

with

GF

.

ΨG

F:

La

rse

n H

arb

ou

r

05

.1

2.

05

09

00

1

90

0

Ca

lm o

ve

rnig

ht,

ve

ry lig

ht

NW

o

uts

ide

a

ll d

ay

incre

asin

g

to

occa

sio

nally

2

0-

25

kt

in e

ve

nin

g

GF

le

ft L

ars

en

Hb

r fo

r C

ap

e D

isa

pp

oin

tme

nt

09

30

bu

t sw

ell

incre

asin

g f

rom

th

e

we

st

an

d t

oo

ro

ug

h f

or

lan

din

g s

o c

ontin

ue

d d

ire

ct

to T

rollh

ul a

rriv

ing

12

30.

1

30

0-1

80

0 s

urv

eyed

Tro

llhu

l are

a

Sh

ore

part

y:

Go

ld H

arb

ou

r Ψ

GF

: T

rollh

ul

06

.1

2.

05

11

00

1

73

0

Ca

lm

still,

very

lig

ht

NW

w

ind

, slig

ht

sw

ell

on

ly

09

00

-120

0 b

y z

od

iac t

o s

ou

th e

dg

e o

f th

e G

raa

e G

lacie

r to

surv

ey P

ara

dis

e B

ea

ch

a

rea

, G

F a

rriv

ed

fro

m T

rollh

ul

110

0.

Su

rve

ye

d c

oa

stlin

e b

etw

ee

n P

ara

dis

e B

ea

ch

a

nd

R

og

ge

d B

ay 1

30

0-1

40

0.

GF

le

ft fo

r p

rom

on

tory

no

rth

o

f T

rollh

u a

t 1

43

0,

su

rve

yin

g t

he

are

a 1

51

5-1

64

5 b

efo

re le

avin

g 1

70

0 f

or

Ra

nvik

. 1

74

5-2

03

0:

su

rve

ye

d R

an

vik

are

a.

S

ho

re p

art

y:

Gold

Ha

rbo

ur,

su

rve

ye

d G

old

Hb

r to

N s

ide

of

Bjo

rnsta

dt

Ba

y 1

03

0-

17

00

Ψ

GF

: R

an

vik

07

.1

2.

09

00

0

20

0

Ca

lm

overn

igh

t,

and

still

ca

lm

in

am

, clo

ud

ing

ove

r w

ith

lig

ht

sn

ow

sq

ua

lls a

t F

inis

hed

R

an

vik

surv

ey

081

5-0

90

0.

GF

m

ove

d

to

Dia

z

Cove

0

90

0

to

su

rve

y

co

astlin

e b

etw

ee

n H

arm

er

and

No

vo

silk

si G

lacie

rs 1

00

0-1

830

, w

ith

zo

dia

c lan

din

g

P

relim

ina

ry P

roje

ct

Re

po

rt S

outh

Ge

org

ia A

CA

P S

urv

ey 2

00

5-0

7

18

05

tim

es d

uri

ng

th

e d

ay b

ut

win

d s

till

ligh

t u

ntil eve

nin

g w

he

n it

pic

ke

d u

p f

rom

th

e

we

st

as w

e s

tea

me

d t

o M

oltke H

br.

on

isla

nd

s o

ff H

arm

er

Gla

cie

r.

1

83

0:

GF

le

ft f

or

Mo

ltke

Harb

our,

arr

ivin

g 0

20

0.

S

ho

re p

art

y:

Mo

ltke

Ha

rbo

ur;

su

rve

ye

d H

arc

ou

rt I

sla

nd

14

00

-16

00

ΨG

F:

Mo

ltke H

arb

ou

r

08

.1

2.

05

11

00

?

15

00

Ca

lm

ove

rnig

ht

at

Mo

ltke

, b

ut

win

d

pic

ked

u

p

ab

ou

t 07

00

q

uic

kly

, w

ith

sn

ow

squ

alls

GF

le

ft a

t 11

00

fo

r G

rytv

ike

n t

o p

ick u

p T

on

y M

art

in T

M.

S

ho

re p

art

y:

em

ba

rke

d o

n G

F u

ntil 1

4.1

2.0

5

ΨG

F:

Gry

tvik

en

09

.1

2.

05

12

00

1

83

0

Ca

lm o

ve

rnig

ht,

win

d p

ickin

g u

p s

low

ly

du

rin

g

the

e

arl

y

aft

ern

oo

n,

NW

20

-25

o

uts

ide

TM

em

ba

rke

d a

t K

EP

. S

ha

ckle

ton

le

ft a

t 1

00

0 a

nd G

F m

ove

d t

o K

EP

to

ta

ke

on

w

ate

r, le

avin

g jett

y a

t 1

20

0 ju

st

be

fore

Sig

ma

ca

me

in

.

13

00

-153

0:

GF

an

cho

red

off

Mora

ine F

jord

Re

ef

to s

urv

ey e

ntire

W c

oa

st

from

L

ake

Je

rem

y t

o D

art

mou

th P

oin

t a

rea

1

53

0 G

F left

fo

r S

tro

mn

ess B

ay w

ith la

nd

ing

on

Gra

ss I

sla

nd t

o s

urv

ey p

etr

els

an

d

pip

its 1

80

0-1

930

.

ΨG

F:

Le

ith H

arb

ou

r

10

.1

2.

05

Go

od

w

ea

the

r,

we

ste

rlie

s,

gu

sty

a

t tim

es

At

Le

ith

: da

ta e

ntr

y,

repa

irs

ΨG

F:

Le

ith H

arb

ou

r

11

.1

2.

05

11

30

1

21

5

Su

nn

y,

we

ste

rly 1

5 m

ost

of

the

da

y.

11

30

: G

F le

ft L

eith

fo

r H

usvik

. A

t H

usvik

tri

ale

d W

CP

at

Ka

nin

P

t 15

30

-20

30

. S

urv

eye

d A

lert

Co

ve t

o K

elp

P

t 1

53

0-2

03

0 a

nd

Ton

sb

erg

Pt

14

00

-19

00

. Ψ

GF

: H

usvik

12

.1

2.

05

13

30

1

93

0

Su

nn

y,

20-2

5kt

out

of

Hu

svik

Harb

ou

r in

p

m.

Gu

stin

g

35

kt

off

th

e

Ske

rrie

s

in

eve

nin

g,

ca

lm a

t C

ob

ble

rs

GF

le

ft H

usvik

13

30

for

surv

ey o

f co

ast

be

twe

en

Ke

lp P

t an

d H

arr

iso

n P

t 14

30

-1

60

0.

1

70

0 G

F le

ft f

or

Co

bb

lers

Co

ve

. Ψ

GF

: C

ob

ble

rs C

ove

13

.1

2.

05

13

30

2

10

0

Be

autifu

l w

ea

ther,

su

nn

y

calm

a

ll d

ay

un

til

we

mo

ve

d t

o R

oya

l B

ay i

n e

ve

nin

g

wh

ere

th

e

win

d

was

blo

win

g

out

as

usu

al, a

nd

co

ntin

ue

d g

ustin

g t

ill 0

30

0.

09

30

-130

0:

tea

ms a

sho

re t

o s

urv

ey C

ob

ble

rs C

ove

to R

oo

ke

ry P

oin

t are

as.

G

F l

eft

fo

r H

ou

nd

Ba

y a

t 1

300

to p

ick u

p B

AS

assis

tan

t C

atr

in T

ho

mas C

T a

nd

g

ea

r.

16

30

: a

rriv

ed D

ori

s B

ay a

nd s

urv

eye

d f

rom

N e

nd

of

Do

ris B

ay t

o K

elp

Ba

y 1

64

5-

19

30

befo

re g

oin

g t

o M

oltke

Harb

ou

r.

ΨG

F:

Mo

ltke H

arb

ou

r

14

.1

2.

05

11

00

1

90

0

Win

d d

ropp

ed

by e

arl

y a

m.

But

still

25

kt

ou

t o

f th

e

ba

y

wh

ile

N

sid

e

of

Cap

e

Ha

rco

urt

w

as

ca

lm.

Win

d

ch

an

ge

d

to

ligh

t N

du

rin

g p

m a

nd c

alm

in

Ro

ya

l B

ay

all

da

y.

11

00

: sh

ore

pa

rty la

nd

ed

at

Mo

ltke

an

d le

ft f

or

Ocea

n H

arb

ou

r 1

10

0:

GF

to C

ap

e H

arc

ou

rt

11

30

-180

0:

Su

rve

ye

d H

arc

ou

rt P

en

insu

la f

rom

Ca

pe

Ha

rco

urt

to K

op

pe

n P

t, a

nd

a

long

the

Sacra

me

nto

co

ast.

GF

ba

ck t

o R

oya

l B

ay o

ve

rnig

ht

in a

ba

y b

etw

ee

n

Ko

ppe

n P

t a

nd

Cap

e H

arc

ou

rt.

Sh

ore

part

y:

Oce

an

Ha

rbo

ur

Ψ

GF

: C

ap

e H

arc

ou

rt

15

.0

90

0

19

00

C

alm

ove

rnig

ht,

low

fo

g p

atc

he

s f

orm

ing

0

90

0:

GF

le

ft f

or

S s

ide

of

Ro

yal B

ay,

an

cho

rin

g W

of

Ca

pe C

ha

rlo

tte

.

P

relim

ina

ry P

roje

ct

Re

po

rt S

outh

Ge

org

ia A

CA

P S

urv

ey 2

00

5-0

7

19

12

.0

5

ea

rly m

orn

ing

till

13

00

wh

en a

ve

ry lig

ht

NE

sta

rte

d.

By 1

50

0 f

og

fin

ally

cle

are

d.

17

30

, o

ff

Tiju

ca

P

t,

win

d

sud

de

nly

in

cre

ase

d t

o 4

0-5

0 k

t, t

he

n g

ustin

g 6

0

with

sno

w,

blo

win

g

ha

rd

3-4

h

ou

rs

be

fore

ea

sin

g la

te e

ve

nin

g

Su

rve

yed

co

astlin

e f

rom

an

ch

ora

ge

out

to C

ap

e C

ha

rlo

tte 0

930

-14

30

.

At

15

00

GF

le

ft f

or

Oce

an

Ha

rbou

r d

ue

to

str

on

g S

W fo

reca

st.

S

ho

re p

art

y:

Jaso

n H

arb

ou

r

ΨG

F:

Oce

an

Harb

ou

r

16

.1

2.

05

14

00

1

53

0

Be

autifu

l w

ea

the

r, s

unn

y,

ca

lm

09

30

-113

0 a

sho

re s

urv

eyin

g O

ce

an

Ha

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r G

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en

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ce

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y,

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n S

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r

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ith H

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r

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ore

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org

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ter

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S,

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P,

TM

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am

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r flig

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1

30

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est

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f Is

les

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10

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le

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00

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rriv

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ly w

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all

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lm

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0:

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an

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ff B

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t a

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nce

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y

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nce

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arb

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r

29

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me

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nce

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nce

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r

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ry P

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org

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sh

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ry

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er

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rom

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to

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ra V

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GOLDEN FLEECE

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s

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y

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g;

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ng

sw

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ide

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tan

ley,

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art

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C,

Ken P

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el

surv

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ield

work

ers

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SP

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nd

y

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ck

AB

, C

aro

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nte

lla

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on

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hristo

phe B

arb

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ith

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ell

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ival

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lose a

long

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oast

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ity,

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ant

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and P

roud.

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ain

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y,

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sla

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s E

incre

ased.

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73

0:

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, C

M,

AB

, LP

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R,

CB

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W a

shore

with R

ob

in S

nap

e B

AS

to c

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CP

site

on

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ou

nd.

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thro

ugh

surv

ey

meth

odo

log

y

an

d

map

pin

g

soft

ware

w

ith

field

work

ers

, dis

trib

ute

d V

HF

s,

GP

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nits,

recharg

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batt

eries a

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harg

ers

, note

books e

tc.

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sent

his

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web

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ry t

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SP

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ird I

sla

nd

24.1

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6

0

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30

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asin

g to

a

sunn

y

pm

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ith

sno

w

on

gro

un

d;

heavy

sw

ell

outs

ide

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60

0:

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, C

M,

AB

, LP

, R

R,

CB

, O

W a

shore

with A

lison D

ea

ne B

AS

to v

isit g

eep h

abitat

with G

PS

un

its e

tc.

and c

onfirm

surv

ey m

eth

odo

log

y.

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ough a

nd s

no

wy t

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tart

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g.

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pra

ctice w

ith s

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eth

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y a

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app

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are

for

field

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W s

ent

his

w

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sla

nd

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1.0

6

0900

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5

SW

15 w

ith s

om

e s

no

w

on g

roun

d,

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om

ing

th

rough in a

m

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ashore

to b

ase b

riefly b

efo

re leavin

g.

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w m

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g a

nd o

k f

or

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ey w

ork

to s

tart

. 0900:

left

for

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rop

pin

g O

W,

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, LP

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B a

t C

ape A

lexa

ndra

in B

ird S

ou

nd a

t 1030 t

o

surv

ey G

Ps o

n P

ary

ad

in P

en

insu

la c

oast

from

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e A

lexandra

to b

elo

w H

esse P

eak;

the

y

walk

ed o

verl

and t

o E

lsehul arr

ivin

g 1

60

0.

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23

0:

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, C

M,

RR

surv

eyed G

Ps o

n s

teep s

lope

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f m

acs o

n E

sid

e o

f E

lsehu

l.

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90

0:

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, C

M,

RR

te

st-

surv

eyed G

Ps betw

ee

n U

ndin

e H

arb

our

an

d Jo

han H

arb

our,

covering m

ost

of

the s

am

e a

rea d

one last

ye

ar.

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ehu

l

26.1

1.0

6

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1545

25

SW

15

all

da

y,

slig

ht

seas,

clo

ud

cle

ari

ng,

perf

ect fo

r la

ndin

gs

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03

0:

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gs a

lon

g C

hurc

h B

ay c

oast

SP

, A

B,

CM

, LP

, R

R,

OW

, C

B

1230-1

30

0:

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ort

h S

P,

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, LP

, A

B

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70

0:

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ss P

oin

t LP

, A

B,

CB

walk

ed c

oast

to B

ind

er

Beach

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83

0:

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igie

Pt

SP

, O

W, R

R,

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ht W

hale

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1.0

6

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30

SW

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5

all

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y,

1

sno

w

squa

ll at

09

00,

anoth

er

at

1700

090

0-1

30

0:

Wale

s H

ead w

est:

SP

, C

B s

urv

eyed b

etw

een C

raig

ie P

t and N

sid

e o

f la

rge l

ake

in T

aw

ny G

ap;

AB

, C

M,

RR

surv

eyed T

aw

ny G

ap v

alle

y a

nd E

sid

e o

f la

rge l

ake;

OW

, LP

W

ale

s H

ead c

oast

to N

sid

e o

f la

rge lake;

all

pic

ked u

p a

t T

aw

ny G

ap b

each.

1400-1

60

0:

Wale

s H

ead e

ast:

SP

, C

M s

urv

eye

d c

oastlin

e b

etw

ee

n b

ay c

lose E

of

Taw

ny G

ap

beach a

nd l

arg

e u

n-n

am

ed

ba

y f

urt

her

E;

AB

, LP

, R

R,

OW

, C

B s

urv

eye

d t

he l

arg

e u

n-n

am

ed

23

1910

ba

y.

1700-1

73

0: W

elc

om

e I

sla

nds:

KP

, LP

AB

landed a

nd s

urv

eyed t

he m

iddle

isla

nd

Ψ

Rosita H

arb

our

28.1

1.0

6

1210

2045

17

WN

W

10-1

5,

snow

ing

occ

in

am

, veering

N

light

in p

m

0730-1

20

0:

MacD

onald

Co

ve S

P,

KP

, A

B s

urv

eye

d R

osita C

ove t

o M

acD

onald

Cove.

1300-1

40

0:

Sta

rt P

t LP

, A

B,

OW

, C

B.

1530-1

90

0:

Prio

n I

AB

, C

M,

LP

, O

W d

oin

g G

Ps a

nd C

B,

SP

, R

R s

ett

ing u

p l

ong-t

erm

white-

chin

ned p

etr

el m

onitorin

g q

uadra

ts

ΨP

rince O

lav H

arb

our

29.1

1.0

6

0

NE

15

and

more

outs

ide,

rain

, m

ist,

sno

w,s

leet

all

da

y w

ith

big

surg

e,

hig

h s

eas

Bad

we

ath

er,

da

y o

ff.

KP

, A

B,

LP

. C

M s

ent

her

firs

t w

ebd

iary

to P

ere

gri

ne c

ruis

e s

hip

s Vavilov

and Ioffe, O

W s

ent

his

RS

PB

we

bdia

ry.

Data

entr

y.

ΨP

rince O

lav H

arb

our

30.1

1.0

6

0700

1720

38

WN

W25,

sw

ell

outs

ide,

weath

er

impro

ved

as

we

got

to

the

Fort

una

Ba

y–

Str

om

ness

Ba

y

are

a

with

>1

0C

te

mps

in

even

ing

and

so

me

gusty

fo

hn

win

ds

overn

ight

0830-1

03

0:

Anta

rctic P

t C

B,

LP

, A

B.

0900-1

00

0: W

indy C

ove s

outh

SP

, C

M,

RR

, O

W, no G

Ps h

ere

. 1100-1

20

0:

Mors

e P

t south

SP

, A

B,

CM

, LP

, R

R,

OW

, C

B.

1430-2

62

5:

Gra

ss I

sla

nd S

P,

AB

, C

M,

LP

, R

R,

OW

, C

B t

o s

urv

ey G

Ps,

beacon

and c

heck f

or

rat

sig

n;

2 p

ipits s

een a

eri

ally

sin

gin

g b

ut

no

nest

found;

severa

l n

ew

WC

P b

urr

ow

s f

oun

d i

n

are

as w

here

none h

ave b

een s

een b

efo

re.

1800-1

90

0:

Kanin

Pt

RR

, C

B,

SP

sett

ing u

p w

hite-c

hin

ned p

etr

el m

onitori

ng s

ite.

ΨH

usvik

Harb

our

01.1

2.0

6

0700

1950

34

Calm

in

a

m at

Husvik

, la

ter

WN

W

25

decre

asin

g t

o 1

5,

sunn

y

1100-1

73

0:

Hound B

ay s

outh

shore

to L

onnberg

Va

lley C

M,

OW

, S

P;

Hound B

ay t

o C

ap

e

Vakop R

R,

CB

, K

P;

Hound B

ay t

o L

uis

a B

ay A

B,

LP

.

ΨO

cean H

arb

our

02.1

2.0

6

0925

2200

44.9

W

SW

20,

sunn

y,

conditio

ns

variab

le

alo

ng

the

co

ast,

W

25

out

of

Ro

yal

Ba

y,

ca

lm

clo

se

off

C

ape

C

harl

ott

e

0730-0

90

0:

Ocean H

arb

our

south

poin

t S

P;

whalin

g s

tation a

rea K

P,

CM

, D

P,

SC

. 0900:

He

ade

d t

o K

EP

to m

eet

HM

S E

nd

ura

nce b

ut

em

ail

messag

e i

n a

dvis

ing

of

change

in

pla

n s

o o

ff J

ohannese

n L

och w

e t

urn

ed r

ound a

nd h

ea

ded s

outh

to K

elp

Ba

y.

1115-1

23

0:

Kelp

Ba

y S

P,

AB

, C

M,

LP

, R

R,

OW

, C

B.

Surv

eyed C

alf H

ead b

y p

assin

g c

lose inshore

with t

he b

oat.

Anchore

d o

ff C

ape C

harlott

e.

1500-1

93

0:

Cape C

harlott

e S

P,

AB

, C

M,

LP

, R

R,

OW

, C

B O

W landed in s

mall

co

ve 1

km

S o

f th

e c

ape,

pic

ked u

p in c

ove

on R

oyal B

ay s

hore

, W

of

the c

ape.

CB

, LP

, A

B d

id h

ead

lan

d a

rea

S

of

land

ing c

ove a

nd

up

to t

he s

ad

dle

over

to R

oyal

Ba

y;

SP

did

Cap

e C

harl

ott

e h

ead

lan

ds;

CM

, R

R,

OW

did

R

oya

l B

ay fa

cin

g slo

pes;

AB

, O

W,

CM

surv

eyed W

as f

ar

as th

ere

w

as

suitable

hab

itat

on R

oya

l B

ay c

oast.

OW

sent

his

RS

PB

we

bdia

ry

ΨO

cean H

arb

our

03.1

2.0

6

0815

1630

20

Calm

sunri

se,

NW

15

incre

asin

g

to

30

backin

g S

W30,

gusting

40kt

in p

m

Left

for

KE

P t

o d

o c

leara

nce,

pic

k u

p T

M a

nd A

M.

Too r

ough t

o land o

n R

ight W

hale

Rocks.

1030-1

40

0:

Corr

al

Ba

y S

P,

CB

set

up 5 quadra

ts fo

r w

hite-c

hin

ne

d petr

el

mon

itoring site

betw

een t

he h

ut

and t

he w

ate

rfall.

AB

, C

M,

LP

, R

R,

OW

, O

W d

id a

betw

ee

n-c

ounte

r variation

in d

ete

cting n

ests

, covering t

he g

rou

nd b

etw

een C

orr

al

Ba

y a

nd S

an

deb

ugte

n.

Caro

sent

her

webd

iary

.

Ψ:

Gry

tvik

en

04.1

2.0

6

1800

35.3

Lovely

sunrise;

W10,

CB

and S

P c

heckin

g y

este

rda

y’s

counte

r accura

cy d

ata

in a

m.

SP

an

d K

P d

iscu

ssed H

isto

ric

24

2100

sunn

y a

ll da

y

Sites d

ata

base w

ith P

at

Lurc

ock.

TM

and A

M (

BA

S)

em

bark

ed p

m.

OW

sent R

SP

B w

eb

dia

ry.

1830-1

90

0:

Jason I

sla

nd K

P,

LP

.

2030-2

10

0:

SP

ashore

at

Husvik

to

pla

n next

da

y’s

w

hite-c

hin

ne

d petr

el

work

w

ith S

ara

h

Robin

son a

nd o

ther

mem

bers

of

BS

ES

team

. Ψ

: H

usvik

Harb

our

05.1

2.0

6

1440

Lig

ht

warm

w

inds

off

th

e

lan

d,

sunn

y.

Very

ro

ugh o

vern

ight.

0730-1

23

0:

Kanin

Pt

SP

with B

SE

S t

eam

to W

CP

monitoring.

1600-1

83

0:

Maiv

iken S

P,

CB

set

up

WC

P m

onitorin

g q

uad

rats

in

Po

a C

ove;

TM

, A

M d

oin

g

WC

P t

ransects

; A

B,

OW

walk

ed f

rom

Ma

ivik

en t

o K

EP

; K

P,

SC

on W

shore

of

Maiv

ike

n d

oin

g

his

toric s

ites s

urv

ey.

2000-2

30

0:

KE

P t

o c

olle

ct

sto

res a

nd m

ail.

OW

sent

his

web

dia

ry

Overn

ight

to W

ilson H

arb

our.

06.1

2.0

6

2150

80

WN

W25 a

nd incre

asin

g

in e

venin

g

1230:

Arr

ived o

ff S

addle

I b

ut

too r

ough t

o land.

Continued o

n t

o S

am

uel Is

and m

ain

lan

d

1430-2

00

0:

Sam

uel

Isla

nd

s

main

land:

TM

, A

M,

CM

, O

W

doin

g

WC

P

transects

; S

P,

RR

surv

eyed G

Ps o

n E

half o

f th

e a

rea,

AB

, C

B,

LP

on t

he W

half.

1500-1

53

0:

Sam

uel Is

east is

lan

d land

ing b

y D

P.

Caro

sent

her

webd

iary

, O

W s

ent

his

RS

PB

web

dia

ry

ΨW

ilson H

arb

our

07.1

2.0

6

0

W45,

rain

easin

g

by

evenin

g

Lyin

g u

p:

str

ong w

inds a

nd s

we

ll outs

ide

KP

, D

P,

SC

, C

M a

shore

to p

hoto

gra

ph t

he t

rypots

in p

m a

s w

ind d

ropp

ed.

Data

entr

y

ΨW

ilson H

arb

our

08.1

2.0

6

0630

2040

37.2

W

15,

sunn

y,

he

avy

sw

ell

outs

ide

0730-1

20

0:

Sad

dle

I S

P,

AB

, L

P,

RR

, O

W,

CB

, K

P.

TM

, A

M d

oin

g W

CP

tra

nsects

. R

at

sig

n

found:

skull,

bones,

burr

ow

s,

dro

ppin

gs.

No p

ipits s

een,

prions s

till

bre

edin

g.

1400-1

53

0:

Nils

e H

ulle

t W

est

SP

, C

M,

AM

.

1400-1

63

0:

back o

f beach N

ilse H

ulle

t R

R,

OW

, T

M;

KP

, S

C,

DP

surv

eyed h

isto

ric s

ite.

1400-1

73

0:

Nils

e

Hulle

t E

ast

to

W

entr

ance

Che

apm

an

Ba

y

AB

, LP

, C

B.

Continu

ed

to

Holm

estr

and,

no landin

g a

t N

une

z P

en

insu

la d

ue t

o h

ea

vy s

we

ll.

ΨH

olm

estr

and

09.1

2.0

6

0630

0915

25.7

N

W15,

sunn

y,

beautifu

l w

eath

er,

calm

overn

ight

1000-1

70

0:

Annenkov I

sla

nd T

M,

AM

, S

P,

CB

, C

M,

OW

, R

R a

ll did

WC

P t

ransects

all

da

y a

t S

W a

rea o

f is

land,

with s

om

e a

lso d

on

e a

t N

end b

y T

M,

AM

, R

R land

ing in ‘T

ote

m P

ole

Ba

y’.

LP

and A

B w

ere

la

nde

d a

t w

ate

rfall

beach f

or

one w

ee

k c

am

pin

g.

1230-1

83

0:

AB

and L

P s

urv

eyed G

Ps a

lon

g N

shore

Rusta

d B

ay.

OW

sent

his

webd

iary

Ψ

Anne

nkov I

10.1

2.0

6

0850

1830

30.1

N

W25 i

ncre

asin

g i

n a

m

with ra

in,

then backin

g

W15 w

ith dense

fo

g in

pm

. S

we

ll outs

ide

0830-1

13

0:

Larv

ik S

P s

urv

eye

d W

shore

of

Larv

ik.

0830-1

10

0:

Larv

ik T

M,

AM

did

WC

P t

ransects

; C

B,

RR

surv

eye

d G

Ps E

sid

e o

f ba

y,

OW

, C

M

did

are

a b

eh

ind t

he b

each.

1100-1

20

0:

Vestf

old

I C

M, C

B,

OW

surv

eyed f

or

GP

s, but

no W

CP

tra

nsects

. 1130-1

50

0:

Sandefjord

SP

surv

eyin

g G

Ps;

OW

, C

M,

KP

wa

lkin

g;

TM

, A

M d

oin

g W

CP

.

1030-1

93

0:

AB

, LP

surv

eye

d G

Ps S

shore

Rusta

d B

ay o

n A

nne

nkov I

. 2100 I

ridiu

m f

orm

LP

. Ψ

Holm

estr

and

11.1

2.0

6

0900

35.1

W

NW

10-1

5

in

am

, in

cre

asin

g

to

20-2

5,

then

decre

asin

g

10-1

5

then

light

and

clo

ud

y,

Left

for

Kin

g H

aakon B

ay i

nte

ndin

g t

o s

urv

ey S

em

la R

eef

are

a o

n N

une

z P

en

insula

but

too

much s

we

ll to

land.

1215-1

44

5:

Cheapm

an B

ay C

M,

RR

surv

eyed l

and

ing b

each a

rea;

CB

, S

P d

id f

urt

her

E;

TM

, A

M d

id W

CP

tra

nsects

.

25

1850

sw

ell

outs

ide

1245-1

40

0:

KP

and O

W d

id s

mall

are

a a

t head o

f bay.

S

urv

eyed N

shore

of

Kin

g H

aakon B

ay s

tart

ing a

t C

heapm

an B

ay f

rom

Golden Fleece.

1730-1

83

0:

Peggott

y B

luff

TM

, A

M lookin

g f

or

WC

P;

CM

, O

W,

RR

surv

eyin

g G

Ps.

1730-1

83

0:

Vin

cent

Is S

P, K

P f

or

GP

s a

nd h

isto

ric s

ites.

2100:

Irid

ium

call

from

LP

on A

nnenkov.

Ψ

Vin

cent

Is

12.1

2.0

6

0820

1800

42.7

E

15

in

e

arl

y

am

th

en

W

15

incre

asin

g

to

25,

then back to

10,

sw

ell

outs

ide

1000-1

40

0:

Cape

Rosa S

P,

OW

, C

M,

RR

, C

B,

SP

, T

M,

AM

all

do

ing W

CP

tra

nsects

. 2100-

2200: W

ilson H

arb

our

SP

, R

R,

CB

, S

P,

TM

, A

M K

P,

SC

, D

P a

shore

. 2100:

Irid

ium

call

from

Leiv

.

0930-1

40

0,

1430-1

600:

LP

surv

eyed a

rea E

of

and b

elo

w F

an L

ake o

n A

nn

enkov I

. Ψ

Wils

on H

arb

our

13.1

2.0

6

0745

1530

12.8

N

and E

lig

ht,

W 2

0 t

o

NE

25,

sw

ell

outs

ide

1030-1

23

0:

SP

, C

M

surv

eye

d

are

a

on

N

sid

e

of

the

S

cove

Narv

al

Ba

y..

R

R

surv

eye

d

head

land a

rea,

N e

ntr

ance p

oin

t to

Ice F

jord

. 1030-1

33

0:

CB

surv

eyed N

shore

Ice F

jord

.

2100:

Irid

ium

call

from

LP

on A

nnenkov.

0930-1

23

0:

AB

, LP

set

off

for

N e

nd o

n A

nnenkov.

Ψ

Coal H

arb

our

14.1

2.0

6

0800

1300

15.5

C

alm

and

mis

ty

earl

y

am

, N

15

incre

asin

g

to

30

and

gusting

more

, m

ist,

sw

ell

decre

asin

g

0900-1

10

0:

Laurie P

t C

B, R

R,

CM

, S

P,

OW

; A

M,

TM

lookin

g f

or

WC

P.

1030-1

73

0:

AB

, LP

surv

eye

d E

coast

E o

f In

trusio

n L

ake o

ut

to N

E p

oin

t of

Annenkov.

2100:

Irid

ium

call

from

LP

. Ir

idiu

m c

all

to H

MS

E t

o c

heck R

-V a

t B

I 2000 o

n 1

5th

. Ψ

Els

ehu

l

15.1

2.0

6

1900

2320

14.2

W

NW

25-3

0

decre

asin

g

to 2

0,

sw

ell

outs

ide a

nd

S

W

corn

er

too

rough

fo

r la

nd

ing.

SW

lig

ht

by

late

evenin

g

but

very

ro

ugh

seas

off

P

ary

ad

in.

0900 I

ridiu

m c

all

from

LP

. 1000-1

30

0:

Els

eh

ul

TM

a

nd

AM

la

nded

to

do

WC

P

transects

. O

W

sent

his

final

RS

PB

w

ebd

iary

2000:

positio

ne

d b

oat

near

Bird S

ound e

ntr

ance f

or

HM

SE

rib

for

OW

and R

R.

2100-2

20

0:

at

anchor

at

Bird I

sla

nd w

hile

TM

, A

M,

CB

, K

P a

shore

. 2100 I

ridiu

m c

all

from

LP

.

ΨC

oal H

arb

our

16.1

2.0

6

0630

2000

58

W20,

rough

seas,

modera

ting,

sun

at

0900,

calm

in

eve

nin

g,

then

rain

and

NW

in

cre

asin

g o

vern

ight

1230:

arr

ived a

t A

nnenkov I

to p

ick u

p L

P a

nd A

B.

1400-1

70

0:

Annenkov I

sla

nd N

end C

B,

SP

, C

M,

LP

, A

B;

TM

, A

M d

oin

g W

CP

tra

nsects

. H

ad

to s

top s

urv

eyin

g a

s s

ea m

ist

cam

e d

ow

n s

o o

nly

got

about

half t

he a

rea d

one.

1800:

left

for

Undin

e S

outh

Harb

our.

2000-2

20

0:

Undin

e S

outh

Harb

our

SP

, K

P,

CM

, C

B, LP

, A

B;

TM

, A

M d

oin

g W

CP

.

Caro

sent

web

dia

ry

ΨU

ndin

e S

outh

Harb

our

17.1

2.0

6

2000

40

W20, sw

ell

outs

ide

1100-1

90

0:

Undin

e S

outh

Harb

our

to R

ocky B

ay C

B,

SP

.

1500-1

90

0:

Undin

e S

outh

Harb

our

DP

, K

P,

CM

, T

M, A

M.

1500-1

73

0:

Undin

e S

outh

Harb

our

E s

ide h

eadla

nd L

P.

Moto

red u

p t

o t

he R

eusch G

lacie

r, left

for

Lars

en H

arb

our,

arr

ivin

g 0

245 n

ext

day.

ΨLars

en H

arb

our

18.1

2.0

6

0245

0

NW

str

ong o

uts

ide,

rain

B

ad w

eath

er.

Day o

ff.

K

P s

urv

eyed B

onn

er

Beach h

isto

ric s

ite.

AM

, C

M,

SP

, D

P,

AB

, LP

landed W

illia

ms C

ove.

Ψ

Lars

en H

arb

our

19.1

2.0

6

0610

42

N25

but

decre

asin

g

Left

for

Dia

z C

ove.

26

once

rou

nd

Ca

pe

D

isapp

oin

tment,

calm

, lo

w c

loud a

t D

iaz C

ove

1100-1

30

0 a

nd 1

600-1

800:

Poncet

Isla

nd S

P,

CM

, LP

, C

B,

TM

1100-1

80

0 D

iaz C

ove v

isits b

y S

P,

KP

, C

M,

CB

, LP

, A

B,

TM

, A

M,

SC

, D

P.

Ship

wre

ck s

ite

surv

eyed.

2200:

left

Dia

z C

ove f

or

Cooper

Ba

y a

rriv

ing 0

24

5 n

ext

da

y

ΨC

ooper

Ba

y

20.1

2.0

6

1400

0245

8

N

30 w

ith s

well

in a

m a

t C

oop

er

Ba

y,

flat

calm

in

D

ryga

lski F

jord

in p

m

0245:

Arr

ived C

ooper

Ba

y

1400:

left

Cooper

Ba

y f

or

Lars

en H

arb

our.

1530-1

63

0:

Dry

ga

lski F

jord

nort

h c

ove L

P,

SP

, C

M,

AB

.

1745-1

94

5:L

ars

en H

arb

our

south

entr

ance T

M,

AM

, fo

r W

CP

with S

P,

LP

. 1750:

anchore

d L

ars

en H

arb

our

for

evenin

g t

hen left

for

Cooper

Ba

y a

roun

d 2

300.

ΨC

ooper

Ba

y

21.1

2.0

6

0730

0240

1730

14.4

W

SW

20-2

5,

sun,

decre

asin

g

0240:

arr

ived C

ooper

Ba

y

0930-1

70

0:

Cape V

ahsel L

P,

AB

. 0930-1

63

0:

Cooper

Isla

nd n

ort

h c

oast

SP

, C

M,

CB

, T

M,

AM

surv

eyin

g W

CP

. G

F r

etu

rned t

o C

ooper

Ba

y u

ntil 1630 w

hen r

etu

rned t

o p

ick u

p t

eam

fro

m C

oope

r I.

Ψ

Cooper

Ba

y

22.1

2.0

6

0815

2250

50.4

W

20, sunn

y

0930-1

60

0:

Cooper

I E

coast

SP

, K

P,

CM

, C

B,

LP

, A

B,

TM

, A

M,

SC

, D

P.

GF

anchore

d o

ff E

coast

all

da

y i

n c

alm

, th

en c

ircu

mn

avig

ate

d i

sla

nd b

efo

re h

ea

din

g n

ort

h t

o

Ocean H

arb

our

aro

und 1

70

0.

Ψ

Ocean H

arb

our

23.1

2.0

6

1315

2315

13

W15

0900-1

30

0:

Ocean H

arb

our

TM

, A

M a

shore

to c

olle

ct

whale

bones.

0930-1

43

0:

LP

walk

ed f

rom

Ocean H

arb

our

to P

enguin

Ba

y t

o H

ound B

ay n

ort

h s

hore

;

0930-1

43

0:

Penguin

Ba

y t

o H

ound B

ay n

ort

h s

hore

SP

, C

M;

0930-1

13

0:

Tiju

ca P

oin

t A

B,

CB

;

1545-1

90

0:

Hound B

ay s

ou

th S

P,

CM

, C

B,

AB

, LP

, T

M,

AM

doin

g W

CP

tra

nsects

.

1430-1

63

0:

GF

anchore

d in H

ound B

ay.

ΨC

obble

rs C

ove

24.1

2.0

6

1050

1400

19

W15,

big

N

sw

ell

outs

ide

0830-0

93

0:

Cobble

rs

Cove

KP

, S

C,

DP

h

isto

ric

site

on

isth

mus

betw

een

Cobb

lers

and

G

odth

ul.

1030-1

23

0:

Godth

ul T

M,

AM

colle

cting w

ha

leb

ones.

Ψ

Gry

tvik

en

25.1

2.0

6

0

K

EP

. D

ay o

ff.

ΨK

EP

26.1

2.0

6

0900

2200

17

Gusty

all

da

y

Da

y o

ff.

Left f

or

Str

om

ness B

ay t

o R

-V w

ith Le Diamant

at

Str

om

ness a

t 1800.

2130:

CB

tra

nsfe

rred t

o Le Diamant.

Ψ

Leith H

arb

our

27.1

2.0

6

0600

1140

2

Calm

an

d s

unn

y a

ll da

y

0800-1

10

0:

Gra

ss I

sla

nd S

P,

CM

, LP

, A

B d

id a

ca

libra

tion c

ount

of

the isla

nd

’s G

Ps.

TM

, A

M,

KP

als

o a

shore

.

ΨLeith H

arb

our

28.1

2.0

6

0830

2130

21

Calm

and s

un

ny t

ill p

m

then s

well,

fog a

nd N

W

win

d incre

asin

g

1030-1

53

0:

Cape B

est

SP

, C

M,

AB

d

id co

ast

are

a at

Cape B

est;

T

M,

AM

did

W

CP

; LP

surv

eyed G

Ps o

n t

he h

ighe

st

are

as.

DP

, S

C,

KP

als

o a

shore

. 1630-1

93

0:

Bje

llan

d P

t: S

P,

LP

doin

g G

Ps;

AM

, T

M,

AB

, C

M d

oin

g W

CP

. F

ound n

ew

sm

all

chin

str

ap c

olo

ny

ΨLeith H

arb

our

27

29.1

2.0

6

0

N

sw

ell

outs

ide,

calm

, fo

g c

learing s

unn

y

pm

,

Da

y o

ff,

and d

ata

entr

y.

ΨLeith H

arb

our

30.1

2.0

6

0600

0940

22

Calm

an

d lo

w c

loud,

big

N

sw

ell

outs

ide,

win

d

sta

rtin

g u

p in p

m.

Left

for

Prince O

lav H

arb

our

with t

oo m

uch s

well

to l

and a

t M

ors

e P

t. C

ontinued d

ata

entr

y

while

waitin

g f

or

sw

ell

to d

rop.

Ψ P

rince O

lav H

arb

our

31.1

2.0

6

0

Still

win

dy,

light

sno

w in

pm

, sw

ell

outs

ide s

till

Bad w

eath

er,

continuin

g d

ata

entr

y

Ψ P

rince O

lav H

arb

our

01.0

1.0

7

2230

22

Heavy

sw

ell,

and

m

odera

te

NW

, both

decre

asin

g in p

m

Still

sw

ell

outs

ide b

ut

enough s

helter

in T

orn

quis

t B

ay t

o b

e a

ble

to land.

1130-1

40

0:

Cape

Co

nsta

nce S

P,

CM

, T

M,

AM

did

WC

P a

t C

ape

Co

nsta

nce,

som

e G

Ps;

LP

, A

B s

urv

eyed G

Ps t

o C

one P

t.

1600-2

10

0:

Prion I

SP

, C

M d

id w

an

dere

rs;

AM

did

WC

P.

1800-1

93

0:

Sta

rt P

t LP

, A

B,

KP

, to

check G

P n

um

bers

and look f

or

Murp

hy c

am

psite.

Ψ P

rince O

lav H

arb

our

02.0

1.0

7

0930

1800

22

Still

sw

ell

outs

ide

but

decre

asin

g

an

d

ok

for

lan

din

gs

at

Mors

e

Pt.,

light

weste

rlie

s.

1030-1

23

0:

Mors

e P

t S

P d

id a

rea t

o s

outh

of

land

ing b

each;

CM

did

are

a a

bove b

each;

AM

did

W

CP

above b

each;

1100-1

33

0:

TM

, LP

, A

B,

surv

eyed a

rea 2

km

east

of

Mors

e P

t 1100-1

53

0:

KP

surv

eyed a

rea 2

k E

Mors

e P

t and u

n-n

am

ed b

ay t

o t

he E

. 1430-1

53

0:

SP

, C

M,

AB

, LP

surv

eyed e

ast

sid

e o

f un-n

am

ed b

ay e

ast

of

Mors

e P

t.

1730-2

03

0:

Cape

Cre

we

SP

, K

P,

AB

, T

M,

AM

walk

ed f

rom

Lig

hth

ouse B

ay v

ia t

he o

uts

ide

coast

to P

rince O

lav H

arb

our,

surv

eye

d lig

hth

ouse.

No G

Ps.

Ψ P

rince O

lav H

arb

our

03.0

1.0

7

1700

2200

11

W 1

0, sw

ell

incre

asin

g.

P

repare

d c

am

pin

g g

ear

mo

st

of

the d

ay.

1830:

Lande

d a

t A

lbatr

oss I t

o d

rop o

ff S

P a

nd C

M.

ΨS

tart

Pt

04.0

1.0

7

1400

2300

28

Sw

ell,

ra

in,

NW

25

incre

asin

g

Sta

rt P

t T

M c

olle

cting w

hale

bone t

hen t

o R

ight

Whale

Ba

y in p

m f

or

bones,

and B

ird I

sla

nd f

or

short

vis

it in e

venin

g t

o d

rop o

ff T

M.

G

F u

nderw

ay f

or

the F

alk

lands

28

SU

MM

AR

Y O

F F

IEL

DW

OR

K O

PE

RA

TIO

NS

20

06

-07

D

AT

E

GO

LD

EN

FL

EE

CE

AN

CH

OR

AG

E

AC

AP

PE

TR

EL

SU

RV

EY

NO

VE

MB

ER

18

Stanley

19

Departure for South Georgia

20-22

At sea

7 petrel survey personnel em

bark: Sally Poncet, Andy Black, Leiv Poncet, Ronnie

Reyes, Olly W

atts, Carolina Mantella. Skipper D

ion Poncet, crew Stevie Cartwright and

Ken Passfield (also doing Historic Sites Survey)

23

Arrival Bird Island

Ashore to visit white-chinned petrel site, guided by Robin Snape

24

Bird Island

Instruction in use of field equipment and survey m

ethodology for personnel; guided by

Ali Deane

25

Elsehul

Giant petrel surveys of Elsehul, Cape Alexandra, Undine Harbour

26

Right Whale Bay

GP surveys of Church B

ay, Cape North, Nam

eless Point, C

raigie Point, R

ight Whale

Bay

27

Rosita Harbour

GP surveys of Wales Head area, W

elcome Islands

28

Prince Olav Harbour

GP surveys of MacDonald Cove, Rosita Hbr, Start Point, Prion I; set up long-term

monitoring plots for WCP on Prion I

29

Prince Olav Harbour

Bad weather; data entry

30

Husvik Harbour

GP surveys of Antarctic Pt, M

orse Pt, G

rass I; set up long-term m

onitoring plots for

WCP on Kanin Point

DE

CE

MB

ER

1

Ocean Harbour

GP surveys of Hound Bay, Lonnberg Valley, Cape Vakop, Luisa Bay

2

Ocean Harbour

GP surveys of Ocean Harbour, Kelp Bay, Cape Charlotte

3

Grytviken

Set up long-term m

onitoring plots for WCP at Corral B

ay; GP calibration survey at

Sandebugten; R-V

with HMS Endurance

4

Husvik Harbour

Picked up Tony M

artin and Ash M

orton (BAS) at KEP.

5

Overnight to W

ilson Harbour

Reviewing the long-term m

onitoring plots for WCP at Kanin Pt with Sarah R

obinson

and BSES; set up long-term m

onitoring plots for WCP at Maiviken

6

Wilson Harbour

GP survey and W

CP transects on Sam

uel Is and m

ainland

7

Wilson Harbour

Bad weather; data entry

8

Holm

estrand

GP survey and W

CP transects on Saddle Island, Nilse Hullet

9

Annenkov Island

GP survey and W

CP transects on Annenkov Island

10

Holm

estrand

GP survey and WCP transects at Larvik, Sandefjord, Vestfold I; GP surveys on

Annenkov I

11

Vincent Islands

GP survey and W

CP transects at Cheapman Bay; GP survey Peggotty Bluff, Vincent Is

29

12

Wilson Harbour

GP surveys on Annenkov I; GP survey and W

CP transects at Cape Rosa

13

Coal Harbour

GP survey and W

CP transects at Narval Bay, Ice Fjord

DA

TE

G

OL

DE

N F

LE

EC

E A

NC

HO

RA

GE

A

CA

P P

ET

RE

L S

UR

VE

Y

DE

CE

MB

ER

(co

nt.

)

14

Elsehul

GP survey and W

CP transects Laurie Point

15

Coal Harbour

WCP transects at Elsehul. Transferred Olly W

atts and Ronnie Reyes to H

MS Endurance

off Elsehul; brief call at Bird I

16

Undine South Harbour

GP survey and W

CP transects at Annenkov I, Undine South Harbour

17

Larsen Harbour

GP survey and W

CP transects at Undine South Harbour; GP survey of Rocky Bay

18

Larsen Harbour

Bad weather. Data entry

19

Cooper Bay

GP survey and W

CP transects at Diaz Cove, Poncet I

20

Cooper Bay

GP survey and W

CP transects at Larsen Harbour; GP survey at Drygalski Fjord

21

Cooper Bay

GP survey at Cape Vahsel, Cooper Bay; WCP transects at Cooper Island

22

Ocean Harbour

WCP transects at Cooper Island

23

Cobblers Cove

WCP transects at Hound Bay; GP survey at Tijuca Pt, Penguin Bay, Ocean Harbour

24

Grytviken

Data entry; R-V

with Le Diamant

25

KEP

Day off

26

Leith Harbour

Day off. Transferred Christophe Barbraud to Le Diamant at Stromness Harbour

27

Leith Harbour

GP calibration survey on Grass Island

28

Leith Harbour

WCP transects and GP calibration survey at Cape Best, Bjelland Point

29

Leith Harbour

Data entry

30

Prince Olav Harbour

In transit. Bad weather. Data entry

31

Prince Olav Harbour

Bad weather. Data entry

JA

NU

AR

Y

1

Prince Olav Harbour

GP survey and W

CP transects at Cape Constance, Cone Pt; W

anderer survey and W

CP

transects of Prion I, GP re-survey of Start Point

2

Prince Olav Harbour

GP survey and W

CP transects at M

orse Point and area east, Cape Crewe

3

Start Point

Sally Poncet and Carolina Mantella disem

barked at Albatross Island

4

Bird Island

Tony M

artin disem

barked at Bird Island

5

EN ROUTE TO STANLEY

9

ARRIV

AL STANLEY

13

END OF CHARTER

END OF FIELDWORK OPERATIO

NS

30

31

32

Golden Fleece survey team 2005-06:

left to right: Andy Black, Sally Poncet, Ben Sullivan, Leiv Poncet, Jerome Teignie, Bob

Powell, Catrin Thomas; front: Russell Evans, Kilian du Couedic, Dion Poncet, Ellen

MacArthur, Tony Martin. Absent: Micky Reeves, Fran Prince, Andy Whittaker

Golden Fleece survey team 2006-07:

left to right: Andy Black, Leiv Poncet, Carolina Mantella, Dion Poncet, Ken Passfield, Olly

Watts, Christophe Barbraud, Ronnie Reyes, Stevie Cartwright. Absent Sally Poncet, Tony

Martin, Ash Morton

white-chins wanderers geeps