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DTAG information
Tag on time: 12:58/10:58 (camera time) Tag on location: 78º 06.152 N; 12º 58.644 Tag off time: 13:41
Tag recovered time: 13:55/11:55
Tag recovered position: recovery location was not recorded VHF frequency: 148.863
System: Cantilever Operator: Patrick Miller Images of tagging: YES Images of tag on animal: YES
Tag position on animal: High on back, anterior to dorsal Characteristics of animal: Larger of 2 animals, possibly mother Range: long pole
Comments: animal moved away after tagging Data Recorder on tag boat: Patrick Miller Sea state: 0
Reaction level: 1
Tagging team members: Patrick Miller (tagger), Lars Kleivane (photo-id) and Leigh Hickmott (driver)
On-animal Time: Unknown DTAG#: 241
DTAG code version: 2.4 Release fired: YES
Reason for release: Burned the release Programmed released time: 16 h Skin sample: NO
Audio sampling rate: 96 kHz Channel: 1 & 2
Gain: 0 & 12 dB NBITS: 16 Compression: NA
Housing damage/Observations: The tag had burned the release wires, just a few hours into the deployment, but was still blinking double green when retrieved
DTAG reported start time: NA Start chip/block: NA
End chip/block: NA
# of chips: NA On-animal chips: NA
Current tag offset to GPS Time (Tag time-GPS time): NA
GPS tag information
Tag #: 29420 Sampling rate: 30s
GPS raw data filename: Obs140611_150046 .pos file ok? YES
Time deployment: 12:57:00/10:57:00
Detailed picture of GPS tag with DTAG on animal: YES
Comments: Good placement, high on back but no DTAG data because DTAG failed
Biopsy sampling
Biopsy sample number: 0232 Tip length: 100 mm Finn Larsen tip Biopsy system: ARTS/LKdart Number of misses: 0
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Reaction level (0-3): 0
Reaction description: No reaction
Location on animal: Lateral left below dorsal Biopsy time: 16:10:33/14:10:33
Biopsy location: 78º 05.66 N; 10º 48.66 E Section of sample: 100 mm sample
Division of sample: ½ skin sample in DMSO; ½ skin sample + blubber Comments: None
Deployment: mn11_165d
Date: 14-Jun-2011
Species: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Experiment code: Cee019
Logger sighting number: 559
Tagging attempt, tag on and whale ID pictures
a)
b)
93 c)
Photos by Leigh Hickmott (a) and Lars Kleivane (b and c)
DTAG information
Tag on time: 13:18/11:18
Tag on location: 78º 05.893 N; 12º 15.534 E Tag off time: 07:07/05:07 (15-Jun-2011) Tag recovered time: 18:49/16:49 (16-Jun-2011) Tag recovered position: 78º 03.360 N; 11º 40.730 E VHF frequency: 148.952
System: Cantilever Operator: Patrick Miller Images of tagging: YES Images of tag on animal: YES
Tag position on animal: Very low on right rear side
Characteristics of animal: Smaller of 2 animals, possibly offspring Range: long pole
Comments: None
Data Recorder on tag boat: Patrick Miller Sea state: 0
Reaction level: -
Tagging team members: Patrick Miller (tagger), Lars Kleivane (photo-id) and Leigh Hickmott (driver)
On-animal Time: 17h49min DTAG#: 242
DTAG code version: 2.4 Release fired: YES
Reason for release: release wire burned Programmed released time: 16h Skin sample: NO
Audio sampling rate: 96 kHz Channel: 1 & 2
Gain: 0 & 12 dB NBITS: 16
Compression: YES (Audio 1,946)
Housing damage/Observations: The VHF beacon failed shortly after deployment; the wires from the battery on the VHF were sticking out of the epoxy and made the battery die when in contact with saltwater.
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DTAG reported start time: 14.06.2011 13:18:25 (local) Start chip/block: 1:6
End chip/block: 3:7061
# of chips: 3 On-animal chips: 3
Current tag offset to GPS Time (Tag time-GPS time): Unknown
Deployment: mn11_165e
Date: 14-Jun-2011
Species: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Experiment code: Cee019
Logger sighting number: 561
Tagging attempt, tag on and whale ID pictures
Photos by Lars Kleivane
DTAG information
Tag on time: 15:40/13:40
Tag on location: 78º 05.012 N; 11º 05.070 E Tag off time: 04:41/02:41 (15-Jun-2011) Tag recovered time: 05:33/03:33 (15-Jun-2011) Tag recovered position: 78º 12.379 N; 10º 89.707 E VHF frequency: 148.263
System: Cantilever Operator: Patrick Miller Images of tagging: NO Images of tag on animal: YES
Tag position on animal: High on dorsal – hit back
Characteristics of animal: Larger of two animals (possibly mother) Range: long pole
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Comments: High on dorsal, good stick Data Recorder on tag boat: Patrick Miller Sea state: 0
Reaction level: 0
Tagging team members: Patrick Miller (tagger), Leigh Hickmott (driver) and Filipa Samarra (photo-id)
On-animal Time: 13h01min DTAG#: 238
DTAG code version: 2.4 Release fired: NO Reason for release: -
Programmed released time: 16 h Skin sample: NO
Audio sampling rate: 96 kHz Channel: 1 & 2
Gain: 0 & 12 dB NBITS: 16
Compression: YES (Audio 1,952) Housing damage/Observations: None
DTAG reported start time: 06.14.2011 15:40:20 (local) Start chip/block: 1:6
End chip/block: 13:2884
# of chips: 3 On-animal chips: 3
Current tag offset to GPS Time (Tag time-GPS time): Unknown
GPS tag information
Tag #: 29409 Sampling rate: 30s
GPS raw data filename: Obs150611_060432 .pos file ok? YES
Time deployment: 15:40:20/13:40:20
Detailed picture of GPS tag with DTAG on animal: YES Comments: High on dorsal, slid at breach to worse position
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Deployment: mn11_165f
Date: 14-Jun-2011
Species: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Experiment code: Cee019
Logger sighting number: 559
Tagging attempt, tag on and whale ID pictures
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Photos by Lars Kleivane, Filipa Samarra and Lars Kleivane (from top to bottom)
DTAG information
Tag on time: 16:00/14:00
Tag on location: 78º 05.040 N; 11º 48.680 E Tag off time: 08:32/06:32 (15-Jun-2011) Tag recovered time: 08:59/06:59 (15-Jun-2011) Tag recovered position: 78º 03.219 N; 11º 48.249 E VHF frequency: 148.203
System: Cantilever Operator: Patrick Miller Images of tagging: YES Images of tag on animal: YES
Tag position on animal: High on back, good stick
Characteristics of animal: Smaller of two animals (possibly offspring) Range: long pole
Comments: None
Data Recorder on tag boat: Patrick Miller Sea state: 0
Reaction level: 0
Tagging team members: Patrick Miller (tagger), Leigh Hickmott (driver) and Filipa Samarra (photo-id)
On-animal Time: 16h32min DTAG#: 235
DTAG code version: 2.4 Release fired: YES
Reason for release: release wires burned Programmed released time: 16 h Skin sample: NO
Audio sampling rate: 96 kHz Channel: 1 & 2
Gain: 0 & 12 dB NBITS: 16
Compression: YES (Audio 1,921) Housing damage/Observations: None
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DTAG reported start time: 06.14.2011 15:59:51 (local) Start chip/block: 1:6
End chip/block: 3:7651
# of chips: 3 On-animal chips: 3
Current tag offset to GPS Time (Tag time-GPS time): Unknown
Deployment: ba11_170a
Date: 19-Jun-2011
Species: Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Experiment code: Cee029
Logger sighting number: 672
Tag on picture
Photos by Patrick Miller
Description of events:
15:04/13:04 – both tag boats launched; start tagging;
15:33/13:33 - TAG ON
16:03/14:03 – Start of post-tagging (but tag boats were still in the water trying to establish VHF tracking)
20:19/18:19 – Start tracking focal animal from MOBHUS
01:52/23:52 – Start of SILENT DOSE-ESCALATION (3S-2011_TNO_Final/Socrates Logs/20110619_2349_locator_cee029_rampup_shallowwater_exp1/transmission.log) 02:02/00:02 – End of SILENT DOSE-ESCALATION RAMP-UP
02:33/00:33 – End of SILENT DOSE-ESCALATION 03:57/01:57 – Start track 005 in VD array;
04:20/02:20 – Start of DOSE-ESCALATION RAMP-UP (3S-2011_TNO_Final/Socrates Logs/20110620_0216_locator_cee029_rampup_shallowwater_exp2/transmission.log) 04:30/02:30 – DOSE-ESCALATION FULL POWER
05:30/03:30 – End of DOSE-ESCALATION 08:08/06:08 – Start of track 006 in VD array 08:13/06:13 – Start of noise control KW playback;
08:28/06:28 – End of noise control KW playback;