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: Wild waves photographed from the starboard window, I am neatly tucked inside the wheelhouse! Photo credit M. Jenner

: The Spot Tracker system used by Russ to gather a GPS position every 10 minutes on our journey, keeping family and friends satisfied. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Tas of the Antarctic! Photo credit M. Jenner

: The Whale Lander Tag on Tiny Lander, a Humpback whale providing yaw, pitch and roll data from 3 accelerometers. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Exhaling at over 450 kph this Humpback whale bursts the surface with a familiar whosh! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Simultaneous behaviours of surfacing to breath and fluking to dive, appear characteristic of feeding Humpback whales in the Antarctic. Photo credit M. Jenner

: A Cape petrel flutters over the calm Antarctic sea. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Our first iceberg photographed from the stern as well! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Barnacle-studded tail flukes make for easy individual identification of this Humpback whale! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Nine Light-mantled Sooty albatross, my favourite, discuss the day’s proceedings! Photo credit M. Jenner

: The topside or ventral surface of this Humpback whale fluke is lightly peppered with whale worts and has slightly curving tips indicating it is mature-aged. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Happiness is… icebergs all around! Photo credit T. Jenner

: The characteristically shaped rostrum of a Sei whale – our first cetacean sighting on WAVES! Photo credit M. Jenner

: ‘Whale Song’ is on the trail of a whale! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Captain Curt of the Antarctic! Photo credit M. Jenner

: The splashes in the middle of this drydock blue berg nicely show the U-shaped harbour-like enclosure, caused by water erosion. Photo credit M. Jenner

: An adult Wandering albatross with interesting pink cheek markings – perhaps from feeding on the krill. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Our first cetacean sighting – a Sei whale accompanied by Broad-billed prions. Photo credit M. Jenner

: To collect biomass data, the BioSonics echosounder was launched and remained in the water for 7 days straight. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Southern sunset hues – a welcome change from foggy, grey tones! Photo credit M. Jenner

: The lone Adelie penguin which stole our hearts! Photo credit R. Andrews

: “Testing, testing!” Curt (at left) and Russ (at right) checking their headsets while discussing the next plan. Tas is keeping a sharp eye on proceedings below! Photo credit M. Jenner

: “Pick me! Pick me!” A close pass suitable for deployment of a satellite tag. Photo credit M. Jenner

: This is the first satellite tag we deployed in the Antarctic on a Humpback whale which we named “Round”. Photo credit R. Andrews

: Waves over the sky… an Antarctic dreamland! Photo credit I. Ford

: Crew on deck with a Humpback whale, Inday filming and Tas in her identifiable knitted beanie. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Two snowmen Tas made, which lasted for at least 3 days in the summery Antarctic chill! Photo credit M. Jenner

: The tiny dorsal fin of an Antarctic Blue whale seen at the Sub-Tropical Convergence. Photo credit M. Jenner

: One of the five, less than palm-sized satellite tags, positioned on feeding Humpback whales in the Antarctic. Photo credit M. Jenner

: A floating biopsy dart used when collecting skin samples from cetaceans. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Warm Antarctic clothing hiding the wearers! Dressed to roast, Tas at right and Mich with camera. Photo credit I. Ford

: In the fog, Humpback whales and birds gather where dense krill patches occur. Photo credit M. Jenner

: An Humpback whale with a full pouch – note the expanded ventral pleats very close to their point of origin. Photo credit M. Jenner

: The soft ice-edge where open water meets brash ice and bergie bits and growlers amassed together. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Taking off! A Light-mantled Sooty albatross takes flight. Photo credit M. Jenner

: A midnight sonobuoy deployment has Simon on Sonix in the wheelhouse. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Sam collecting growlers for our whiskey. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Three Adelie penguins identified clearly by their distinctive white eye-rings. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Another day, another iceberg! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Icy water is just the beginning. This ecosystem of rich water, krill, birds and whales is alive! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Calm water surrounds an adult Humpback whale as it surfaces to breathe between feeding dives. Photo credit M. Jenner

: A rambunctious calf photo-bombing the styly fluke-up of its’ mother! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Sam our deckhand, on deck with whales! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Whale pooh! The orange colour on the carapace of krill (Euphausia superba), the keystone species of the Antarctic ecosystem, becomes orange faecal material which is very smelly! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Ship-strike survivor – 23 cuts all up and the flukes as well. Unbelievably this whale survived! Photo credit M. Jenner

: A bergie-bit, the size of a refridgerator. Despite being ice-rated we tried to avoid ‘ruining our day’ with any icy encounters. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Going incognito! The crew on the flybridge, from left Resty, Tas and Inday. Photo credit M. Jenner

: A juvenile Grey-headed albatross also known as Mollymawk. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Two Humpback whales almost collide at the surface as they surge through the krill, their mouths agape. The flat plate-like upper jaw of the animal on the left, is well apart from the rounded basket-shaped lower jaw. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Sperm whales dive for up to 2hrs duration and down to 2km! “See you in a while!” Photo credit M. Jenner

: Deploying the BioSonics echo-sounder to determine Biomass density while working with feeding Humpback whales. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Wrinkly skin and huge triangular dorsal fin of this 18m male Sperm whale. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Lone male Sperm whale with distinctive left-angled blow. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Visual observers on the flybridge, Resty (at left) and Sam (with head-mounted GoPro at right). Photo credit I. Ford

: From outside looking in and outside again! Tas is standing at the wheel in the wheelhouse while Rob wears an Antarctic grin! Photo credit I. Ford

: Golden humpbacks and golden icebergs! Photo credit I. Ford

: An Adelie penguin poses Antarctic-style! Photo credit M. Jenner

: It’s a family affair! Tasmin, Mich and Curt Jenner proudly hold Explorers Club Flag 69 aloft in the Antarctic. Present explorers honour the courage of past explorers through this rugged and isolated polar region. Photo credit M. Jenner

: The light colour of an adult Southern Giant-Petrel reminds me of ‘Cookies and Cream’ icecream! Photo credit M. Jenner

: An Antarctic Blue whale found at the Sub-Tropical Convergence. Note the relatively small head and flat rostrum of this 24m blue whale. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Our first iceberg! Resty at left and Inday at right are excited! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Light-mantled Sooty albatross were found in abundance where the humpback whales were feeding. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Flukes are being lifted as these three Humpback whales prepare to dive amongst the plentiful krill. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Pretty ‘petticoat’ tail feathers, this Wandering albatross continues the trend and presents the aft-end! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Icy morning! Photo credit M. Jenner

: A fog-shrowded tabular iceberg – beautiful shape and hue. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Synchronised lunge-feeding – doing things together! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Fluke-up! A Humpback whale diving down to feed on the abundant krill. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Out of the fog two Humpbacks cruise, Russ and Mich prepare for sat-tag deployment and photo-id. Photo credit I. Ford

: Crew at work. From left Captain Curt, Rob, Tas and Dale – their attention is on whales to port! Photo credit I. Ford

: Breach! We are in the thick of whales and fog! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Capturing a rainbow and a wave as we leave the protection of the Apple Isle! Photo credit M. Jenner

: The atmospheric pressure (as measured on our barograph) began plummeting just after leaving Hobart… this was the worst weather of our journey. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Leaving The Channel, Tasmania escorted by Shy albatross. Photo credit M. Jenner

: A juvenile Wandering albatross soaring above a lively Southern Ocean. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Moody grey tones of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel as ‘Whale Song’ made her way towards the southeastern tip of Tasmania. Photo credit M. Jenner

: The Waves team down to 10 onboard ‘Whale Song’. Photo credit Wayne the Taxi Driver.

: The WAVES team holding The Explorers Club Flag Number 69. From top left: Simon Kenion, David Davenport, Russ Andrews, Dale Peterson, Micheline Jenner, Curt Jenner, Tasmin Jenner, Rob McCauley, Sam Wright. From bottom left: Inday Ford, Resty Adenir. Photo credit to Wayne the Taxi Driver.

: Captain Curt prepares a sonobuoy to monitor shrieking seals, clanging sperm whales, giggling humpback whales and grinding ice. Photo credit I. Ford

: Round, the first whale to receive a satellite tag on this research voyage, (seen near the dorsal fin on the left side), is ‘snaking’ through the water. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Fluke-Up! A Light-mantled sooty albatross photo-bombs a diving humpback whale! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Eddie Bauer-style, Dale steps onto the foredeck! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Russ on visual observation from the flybridge. He has the soft ice-edge and Inday in his sights! Photo credit I. Ford

: Two Humpback whales surface – water spilling from their mouths as they filter tonnes of krill-filled water. Photo credit M. Jenner

: One of the eight ‘last’ icebergs we bid a fond farewell! Photo credit M. Jenner

: The WAVES Expedition track from Hobart to the ice-edge and home to Fremantle, 4423 nautical miles! Reference: Spotwalla.com

: Meet the girls of 60 South! Photo credit R. Andrews

: Splash! The bow gets another saltwater wash! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Sepia waves on a sepia sea… Photo credit M. Jenner

: The jaw plate of an humpback whale – note the full pouch indicated by the expanded pleats while feeding. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Pink ‘sunset’ hues of the Southern Ocean. Photo credit M. Jenner

: The excitement of sighting our first iceberg shows on the faces of the crew, from left Sam (this guy really is a Canadian!), Tas and Resty (with the ‘pink tablet’)! Photo credit M. Jenner

: A merry mix of Humpback whales, from left a lateral fluke, a fluke-up and a peduncle arch soon to be a fluke-up dive! Photo credit M. Jenner

: Daily ice-edge data provided by the BOM allowing safe passage. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Tas on the flybridge at the soft ice-edge. Photo credit I. Ford

: Three Adelie penguins flying through the water! Photo credit M. Jenner

: A tiny barnacle, like a star, on the splashguard of a Humpback whale. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Light-mantled Sooty albatrosses accompanying Humpback whales among the dense krill patches. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Listening to the sea! Rob deploys a sonobuoy from the Albatross Deck allowing up to four hours acoustic monitoring. Photo credit M. Jenner

: That gorgeous, rambunctious calf half-breaching beside Tiny Lander, the humpback whale carrying the Whale Lander Tag for 13 hours. Photo credit M. Jenner

: The brightly-coloured surface float housing the aerial for the sonobuoy. Photo credit M. Jenner

: The initial tracks of the satellite-tagged Humpback whales (Round, Wobbles, Captain Hook, Scar Face and Ken), along the ice-edge of East Antarctica during January 2014. Image credit R. Andrews

: “It’s snowing!” Tas at left and Resty at right play in the light snow! Photo credit I.Ford

: Tracking software for our passive accoustic research work. Photo credit M. Jenner

: “Prepare for landing!”, an adult Southern Giant-Petrel landing on the cool sea. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Head Slap! In the fog a Humpback whale slaps and splashes! Photo credit M. Jenner

: A Black-browed albatross rides high on the rough waves as we approach Cape Leeuwin in WA. Photo credit M. Jenner

: The inside pinkness of the expanded ventral pleats is easily visible. This Humpback whale is doing side-stroke towards the camera, its’ left side uppermost. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Two Humpback whales swim ahead of ‘Whale Song’. The animal on the right is about to surface, the beginnings of the blow just visible, the whale on the left is snaking at the surface. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Dressed for the chill, light snowflakes fall around Tas. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Da Boys! Curt at left and Dale at right. Photo credit M. Jenner

: The floating Dan-Inject biopsy dart awaiting retrieval. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Baleen on the loose! The flat upper Humpback whale jaw can be seen at right with the attached black baleen plates. The basket-shaped lower jaw evident on the left. Photo credit M. Jenner

: One of the largest petrels, these Northern Giant-Petrel have a massive bill with a conspicuous, large nasal tube. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Dressed by Eddie Bauer! I am ready for adventure or something! Photo credit I. Ford

: A blue iceberg at 2am in the morning! Were Sam and I seeing things? Photo credit M. Jenner

: A pseudo sunset reflection around the wheelhouse windows. Photo credit M. Jenner

: The flybridge crew at work – Inday at left and Simon at right. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Only the hats and PFD’s identify the wearers! Tas at left and Inday at right. Photo credit M. Jenner

: A successful biopsy sample from Wobbles in the airborne Dan-Inject dart. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Humpback whales swim closely in the Antarctic – cooperation seems an advantage. Photo credit M. Jenner

: Full Pouch! The flat upper jaw can be seen on the right of this rotating Humpback whale, the full pouch with expanded ventral pleats evident on the left. Photo credit M. Jenner

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