ML117705
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
- Age and sex
- Adult Male - 1
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
NOTES: LNS notes: Filtered with ZSYS z-Q2 lo shelf, -95 db, 1 kHz. Recording begins with natural song, and further in a playback experiment begins (refer to transcriptions). Latitude and longitude from ship's log at 1120. Sea state and wind data from Noon Position Report. 28Oct2003 SAS. Reel notes: "Heavy clicks at start + singles thru out. Minke type. Virgin Bank. Good quiet B.G. into reel. Humps continuous. 1125 start - 1210. 25 Jan 1971. Moved upwind, drift down. Eng. off R-130 good sds. At least 2 animals heard/seen. Bridge lookput says est. of 10 seen from. Transmit back Group 1, 2, + 3. Playbacks heard clean but weak. Via 40 watt amp Hi Z out of Uher. 20 Hz check made - neg." Noon Position Report: "S.S. Trident. VOY. 94. Date 2Jan. 25, 1971. Latitude 18 37.2N. Longitude: 64¡ 35.5W. Course: Var. Distance: 107.0 m. Length of Day: 24 h. Stoppages: 11 h 51 m. Ave. Spped: 10.6 kts. State of Sea: E mod. Weather & Wind: Pt. cloudy E 18. Tot Sta. Time 11 h 51 m." SEAOCEAN.
Technical information
- Recorder
- Microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 816P48
- Accessories
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 28 Oct 2003 -
- Digitized
- 28 Oct 2003 -