I got off the WeatherBird II mid way through the cruise in Pensacola, Florida. Five days later, an e-mail arrived from chief scientist David Hollander, subject line: "Yuck!"
ocean
After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
"Dolphins off the bow!"
I race to the front of the WeatherBird II, a research vessel owned by the University of South Florida. There they are, doing their sleek silvery thing, weaving between translucent waves, disappearing under the boat, reappearing in perfect formation on the other side.
After taking my fill of phone video (and very pleased not to have dropped the device into the Gulf of Mexico), I bump into Gregory Ellis, one of the junior scientists aboard.
"Did you see them?" I ask excitedly.
"You mean the charismatic megafauna?" he sneers. "I'll pass."
Atlantic by Simon Winchester book launch
Apr 18 2011 - 7:30pm
Apr 18 2011 - 9:30pm
Location
Frederic Wood Theatre
6354 Crescent Road UBC
Vancouver, BC Canada
49° 16' 4.9548" N, 123° 15' 25.2756" W
See map: Google Maps
Simon Winchester, bestselling author of Krakatoa and The Meaning of Everything, returns to the natural world with his epic new book, a "biography" of the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories. The book follows the ocean from its origins 370 million years ago to its current state of degradation from pollution, overfishing, and climate change. Winchester's sea saga is essential reading for those who want to better understand the ocean, and by extension, the planet.
Sea Shepherd Confronts Japanese Whaling Fleet
In the aftermath of the confrontation between the Sea Shephard Society and Japanese whalers in antarctica, video footage is released showing the aggressive tactics of the whalers.