tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34786188048585639172024-03-19T05:26:53.930+02:00Namibian Dolphin ProjectThe Namibian Dolphin Project is a research, conservation and education initiative. We collect data on the abundance, distribution and habitat use whales, dolphins and turtles in Namibia. The project is being run by Simon Elwen Tess Gridley and Ruth Leeney. The NDP is working with Oceans Research and is funded by a series of small grants from the Rufford Small Grants Foundation, the British Ecological Society, the Nedbank Go Green Fund, The Mohamed Bin Zayed Fund and NACOMA.Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-40848691249943495952016-10-05T23:12:00.000+02:002016-10-05T23:12:22.797+02:00Open letter to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries, re live capture of marine wildlife<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 14.2pt; margin-right: 14.4pt; margin-top: 0cm;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear Dr Maurihungirire
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We are writing to you on behalf of the Namibian Dolphin Project (NDP) and our
sister organisation, Sea Search, to voice our concerns over the recent proposal
from the Welwitschia Aquatic and Wildlife Scientific Research Pty Ltd (WAWSR) concerning
the live capture of marine animals in Namibia for the aquarium industry. We
strongly urge you to reject this proposal and not allow the capture of any
marine animals for reasons detailed below.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">WAWSR claims that the main purpose of this proposal is
to “<i>promote scientific research</i>” and
help Namibia gather information on the impact marine mammals have on the
Namibian fish stocks. Given the wording of this proposal, and indeed the
company name, one would expect that this proposal would be based on sound
scientific evidence; however, nothing in this proposal would suggest that this
is the case. For example, WAWSR proposes to capture 50-100* Indo-Pacific
bottlenose dolphin, a species which does not occur anywhere near Namibia (their
range being to the east of Cape Town, South Africa (Findlay <i>et al. 1992</i>). WAWSR also proposes to
capture 50-100 common bottlenose dolphins, which are resident in Namibia.
However, the inshore population, which logistically would be the only realistic
option for capture, numbers fewer than 100 individuals (NDP unpublished data),
making them one of Namibia's rarest mammal species. If WAWSR capture the upper
limit of their proposed number (100), it would effectively wipe out this entire
population of animals. Even if they were to capture the lower limit (50), it would
likely have dire consequences for an already small and sensitive population,
possibly resulting in local extinction of this species from coastal Namibia. It
is clear that this proposal has little or no scientific foundation, and
therefore to suggest that this is for anything other than making profit, is irrational.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We believe that the proposal directly contravenes the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES). The African penguin, which WAWSR proposes to capture between 300-500
of, is listed under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN)
Red List of Threatened Species as “Endangered”, with estimates suggesting that
it has decreased by more than 60% over the last 28 years. WAWSR also propose to
capture “<i>various sharks</i>”, given that
the IUCN suggest that one quarter of all known species are threatened by
extinction, it is highly plausible that some of the species WAWSR propose to
capture, are included in this listing. The other animals listed by WAWSR, such
as Heaviside's dolphins and killer whale are listed by the IUCN as "data
deficient", and in such scenarios a precautionary principal should be
taken as there is little or no information on population abundance or trends<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Captive Cetacean Industry<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The argument <i>against</i>
keeping marine mammals in captivity for educational purposes has gained a lot
of support in recent years from the scientific literature. Killer whales, of which
WAWSR have proposed to capture 10 per year, have been shown to live shorter
lives in captivity compared to their wild counter parts (Jett and Ventre 2015)
and often face poor cramped conditions, while Fair <i>et al.</i> (2014) suggested the increase in stress levels induced
during live capture could have major negative consequences on individual
cetaceans. Additionally, there is little strength to the argument that captive
animals provide unique opportunities for research as the vast majority of scientific
literature on cetaceans in the last 10 years at least has come from studying
animals in the wild, something the NDP has been doing in Namibia since 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Whales and dolphins have long term, individual based
relationships and learn behaviours though cultural transmission. The random removal of individuals can break
up these long lasting associations influencing the cohesion of the remaining
wild population. The removal of animals can be incredibly stressful for the
remaining group associates and could reduce the overall health and fitness of
the wild population. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Should you need any further information on the whales and dolphins of Namibia,
our work specifically, or wish to discuss any of the concerns highlighted,
please do not hesitate to contact me.<br />
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Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dr. Simon Elwen, Director - Namibian Dolphin Project, Director Sea Search
Africa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NRF Research Fellow, Mammal Research Institute,
University of Pretoria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">on behalf of the Namibian Dolphin Project & Sea
Search teams<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dr Tess Gridley, Dr Els Vermeulen, Ms Bridget James, Ms
Morgan Martin and Mr Barry Mc Govern<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">References<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fair, P.A., Schaefer, A.A., Romano, T.A., Bossart,
G.D., Lamb, S.V. and Reif, J. (2014) Stress response of wild bottlenose dolphins (<i>Tursiops
truncatus</i>) during capture–release health assessment
studies Original Research Article. <i>General and Comparative
Endocrinology. </i>206 203-212 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Findlay, K. P., Best, P. B.,
Ross, G. J. B., & Cockcroft, V. G. (1992). The distribution of small
odontocete cetaceans off the coasts of South Africa and Namibia. <i>South African Journal of Marine Science</i>.
12(1), 237-270.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jett, J. and Ventre, J. (2015) Captive killer whale (<i>Orcinus orca</i>) survival. <i>Marine Mammal Science.</i> 31 <b>4</b> 1362-1377.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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whales are the only species to be targeted in subsequent years “<i>10
killer whales per year; 50-100 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins; 50-100 heads
of Common bottlenose dolphins; 500-1000 Cape fur seals; 300-500 penguins; and
various sharks.”</i>. As such,
we have drafted this letter using the more conservative idea that they do not
intend to target all other species in subsequent years. However, it is highly
likely that WAWSR do intend to capture all species in subsequent years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-78125449583059695862016-08-16T19:41:00.003+01:002016-08-16T19:41:37.607+01:00An insight into the world of science...<br />
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<b>By Peggy Liebig - NDP Intern Jun-Jul 2016</b><br />
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for the next 6 weeks. Each week had a different theme which we were learning
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Each day two of the
four interns would get on the boat in the morning (weather dependent,
unfortunately the weather was really bad the time we were there) while the
other two stayed in the office to do Photo-ID. When coming back from the boat
we entered the collected data into the spreadsheets. Also there would be one of
us going on a tour boat to gain some additional opportunistic data and how the
tour boats are interacting with dolphins and seals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was Photo-ID. That were also the first days on our research boat Nanuuq. That
time we spend with Dr. Simon Elwen and learnt a lot how to take the best
pictures of dorsal fins on the boat and how to identify the different
individuals. With that data it is possible to get an abundance estimate for the
bottlenose population in Walvis Bay. Bridget showed us later in the internship
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flamingos. Unfortunately we did not have the opportunity to pay as much
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crossbow for biopsy purposes. At the end of the week we had a quiz night to test
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<span style="text-indent: 35.4pt;">For the fourth week Dr. Tess Gridley came up to Namibia to teach us
about acoustics. She gave us a little task were we had different signature
whistles and we had to categorize them. The second day we started to get
familiar with the software Raven and became a sound file with whistles where we
had to get some measurements like highest/lowest frequency, time and peak power. </span><span style="text-indent: 35.4pt;">The fifth week was all about strandings. We did a strandings survey
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have the time to get into every detail as deep as you would like, everyone on
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specifically what we were interested in and of course also how to have a good
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Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-41352027136780951442016-07-26T13:55:00.001+01:002016-07-26T13:57:20.905+01:00My Road to Namibia <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">By Jeff Hemphill - NDP Intern 2016 Jun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">From
countless days being spent on the water fishing to the sun soaked days drinking
cold beer on the white sand beaches of Florida, I have grown a strong passion
for marine wildlife and the environment in which it inhabits. When I arrived at
university I seemingly ignored this passion and began my path to engineering,
because of course that’s where all the money is. Soon after I realized I had
gone the wrong direction and switched over to something a little more
comfortable in Environmental Science. This door opened up a world of
opportunities and I began looking into internships to further my path and see
where it could take me. Towards the end of 2015 I happened to come across a few
opportunities on a conservation website and figured I’d go ahead and see if I
could land one. The Namibian Dolphin Project happened to email me back with a
return email saying that they’d love to have me join their cetacean research
team. This kind of threw me off though. My ignorance of Africa immediately
kicked in and I became utterly confused as to where in the world I had just
applied to go. After a few months of preparation, excitement, and 48 hours of
flying I found myself landing in the middle of an African desert to be filed
into a hut of an airport. The thoughts started popping into my head of what in
the heck did I just get myself into? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Soon
after getting settled into the cottage I realized my ideology of Africa was
completely wrong. The views from the back porch were of a beautiful lagoon teeming
with wildlife. The only thing that really puzzled me was the weather. Was I in
Walvis Bay, Namibia? Or Seattle, Washington? Thank goodness I brought my winter
clothes (basically every jacket I own). The first week we unfortunately
couldn’t get on the water due to the high winds and misty mornings, but soon
after being trained and getting some formal background we were finally able to
get some good research in. Boat days consisted of early, cold mornings waiting
or the mist to clear, but once it did we got to see some amazing things. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">My
first boat day I was absolutely amazed with the high jumping Heaviside’s
Dolphins. We just happened to catch them at a time when they were full of
energy and doing some awesome tricks (not so easy to photo ID). A few boat days
had gone by and they kept promising that bottlenose would be around soon, but I
seemed to be having no luck. Until my first encounter came about. This happened
to be another extremely impressive day where the bottlenose were very energetic
and fortunately not only did I get some good photo ID, but also got some really
cool jumping pictures. These guys were not like the smaller cousins in the
Florida panhandle. They were huge! I was blown away by the size of them,
especially when they would jump right next to the boat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">From
this internship I gained a lot of very useful knowledge and research
experience. The team members here taught me the basic techniques of photo
identification, some in depth acoustics data interpretation, as well as some
boat and life skills. A huge thanks to everyone for being patient and very
helpful with us interns and giving us some ground to get our careers under our
feet!</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span></div>
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Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-8332816571258895012016-07-26T13:50:00.000+01:002016-07-26T13:50:13.641+01:00A wonderful unexpected journey<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<b><span lang="EN-ZA">By Simone Fick</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">Travelling to Namibia I had no idea what
was in store for me. Even though it’s not so far from home, I had never been
there, so it was going to be a whole new experience. When you hear about
Namibia, you think desert, lots of sand and hot days, but I was greeted with so
much more! Misty mornings and the Moon landscape, Sossusvlei with canyons,
Naukluft Nature reserve with waterfalls and green mountain trails, and that
doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of everything this beautiful country
has to offer. One other big thing that made this journey amazing was the people
in the community and the project. I travel around a lot and constantly meet new
people and the small communities always amaze me. Almost everyone is friendly
and willing to help which really contributes to your experience, whether it be
canoeing with seals, driving through the dunes, joining the wildlife cruises to
collect data tour boats and travelling on a glassy ocean while working.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">Even though I’ve worked previously on
projects with marine mammals, there’s always something new to learn. If it’s your
first project and you’re lucky enough to do it with the <b><a href="http://namibiandolphinproject.com/" target="_blank">Namibian DolphinProject</a></b>, I would say it’s an excellent choice. They teach you the valuable
skills used in the industry and it definitely is a life changing experience.
Early, misty morning starts for boat launches to find the Heaviside’s and
Bottlenose dolphins, collecting photo-ID and behavioural data, the odd penguin
or Mola mola showing itself now and again, seals providing entertainment every
day and if you’re in the right season, whales! You come to love photo ID
matching and to see how individuals change over the years. You might have to
save a seal or dolphin now and again, where you can feel the difference you make
by saving that animals life! All this research makes a difference to animals
and nature, and you can be a part of it. Again, these are just a few of the
many wonderful things you can learn, skills you build up and life changing
experiences you get from joining the project.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wonderful journey, made possible by people with the same love for animals and
science. Some of the team members I only know from friendly emails and then
Barry, the only Irish I know in Walvis Bay, who showed me all they do and how
to do it, thank you for the skills and memories. I hope to work with this
Project in the future again. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Luderitz!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">We’ve been making our way around
the tiny town of Luderitz this week getting to know the locals and their way of
life. I keep hearing the term ‘Buchter’ being used to describe the locals here.
I looked it up and found a very fitting description:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">“</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Deep, deep in the south of Namibia, there lies a town nestled
amongst the windswept boulders of the rugged coastline. The town and people are
known by many names. Some call it Olindiri, some call it Okakoverua, some
simply call it Lüderitz, but the name the inhabitants of that town
affectionately use is the Bucht. Themselves, they call Buchters. I want to
explain exactly what we mean when we say we are Bucthers and why we Buchters
are proud to be called Buchters: “A Lüderitzbuchter or Buchter” is not just
someone born in Lüderitz. The name Buchter defines a very special group of
people who enjoy life to the fullest. There is an expression for Lüderitz and
its people, “The Bucht tires you!” because we can never get enough of talking,
of laughing and of having a good time.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">So needless to say, we’ve been
doing our best to fit in as Buchters and keep a low prolife as the newbies
around town. Can’t say that it’s working…it seems like we are approached
everyday by new people wanting to know why we are here and what’s with the
kayak strapped to the roof of the Jeep. In Luderitz, your car is your calling
card. Everyone knows you by what you drive, so we have been adequately titled ‘the
people with the kayak’. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">We are staying in an igloo made
of wood on top of a large rock overlooking the harbor. We are renting from Mr.
Heiko Metzger and his lovely wife, Diane. They have three dogs that enjoy
paying visits to our flat. The newest addition to the family is Dex, a
Malamut/Husky mix. Dex doesn’t know how big he really is and enjoys a good
cuddle just like most of us. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">This week we were fortunate to
be given a tour of the harbor and local bays where I will be collecting data.
Heiko owns a catamaran tour boat and brought us out for a morning trip to see
the local Heaviside’s dolphins and an African penguin colony. The water is a beautiful
green-blue color out here, teaming with life in every direction. I have truly
landed in a rather unstudied marine biology mecca. I can’t wait to start
collecting data on the dolphins out here! We were also fortunate to have been
given a tour of the local Heaviside’s dolphins hotspots in the bays surrounding
town. Jean-Paul Roux is our scientist contact in Luderitz. He works for the
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in town and has been a native
Buchter for 30 years. He drives the 25-minute commute to the bays each morning
to go observe the dolphins and sea birds. A truly dedicated scientist and one
of the more brilliant I’ve met. I am looking forward to collaborating with him
over the next few weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Keep in touch!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Morgan</span></div>
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Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-39937541646801042052016-04-14T18:31:00.003+01:002016-04-14T18:31:55.515+01:0005-April-2016 First post from Morgan Martin conducting dolphin research in Luderitz, Namibia
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hi Everybody!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is my first post in a series about my current work as a PhD
student with the Namibian Dolphin Project. My name is Morgan Martin, I have
been living in Walvis Bay, Namibia, for about 6 months and moved to Luderitz,
Namibia, last week to begin my first field season. I will be staying in
Luderitz for the next two months collecting data on the local dolphin
populations here. Lots of excitement to come from my end and I hope that you
will enjoy following my upcoming adventures in this new rugged little African
town. There will be trips at sea aboard the Anichab which has been secondly
named the ‘Vomit Comet.’ Most days will be spent on my kayak paddling around beautiful
secret lagoons filled with Heaviside’s dolphins, the iconic dolphin species of
the Western Cape of southern Africa. I am attempting to conduct the first study
of how Heaviside’s dolphins’ behavior matches with the sounds they emit
underwater. I am looking at the types of echolocation clicks they produce and
how they may use them to communicate with one another underwater. Luderitz,
Namibia, is a great place to try such an experiment because there are Heaviside’s
dolphins sighted almost every day here. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The events of my move to Luderitz were nothing short of
humorous. A week before my departure, my Jeep decided to become a failure of an
individual and I spent more than several hours with the mechanic discussing
ways we could off-market fix the beast and get it back on the road in time for
my trip to Luderitz. I was finally able to pick it up from the mechanic two
hours before my road trip. This did not include the small issue
that the roof rack I bought to transport my kayak did not fit my
roof. As they say in Namibia, ‘we made a plan’ and ended up strapping a large kayak
to my roof with some foam, rope, and tie down straps. What’s a 750 km adventure
on gravel roads without a kayak clever strapped to your roof?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Around 2pm, my road tripping partner, Alistair, and I were en
route to Luderitz. We took the most direct route and made arrangements to stay
at a campground in Betta, Namibia, about six hours down the road. We pulled
into the camp after dark and were greeted with T-bone steaks and a platter of
food to put on the braai (African BBQ). The best part about our campsite that
night was the crystal clear sky and it was a new moon. We were literally in the
middle of nowhere with stars that twinkled so brightly I had trouble sleeping.
It was one of the most beautiful places I have seen in Namibia so far. We woke
up the next morning, packed up and got back on the road. We passed
the wild horses of Aus on the way as well as the spooky ghost town of
Kolmanskop. We were greeted at the entrance of town by a sandstorm which
made transporting the kayak great fun. ;) All in all, we made it safely and in
one piece to the place we are going to be staying for the next two months.
Happy days to come and looking forward to sharing them with you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please feel free to check out our daily Facebook posts at: https://www.facebook.com/Namibian-Dolphin-Project-754118207992426/ </span></div>
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Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-22231445291885107142015-10-21T11:09:00.002+02:002015-10-21T11:09:25.870+02:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="background: white; color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="background: white; color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Landing at Walvis Bay airport, my first
thought was "what have I done?” The airport was little more than a tent,
and everywhere I looked there was sand, and nothing else. I was thankful to
find that Walvis Bay was in fact a city with actual houses. The community is a
small one, and it wasn’t long before I'd met the entire population of the
waterfront. This tight knit community feel is what gives the town its charm,
and what makes the program redeeming. As a part of a small team, you are not
only guaranteed to make close connections with your fellow interns and staff
members, but also to have real responsibilities and be an integral part of the
team. The data we collected and entered will all be put to use by the project
(after quite a bit of mistake fixing I'm sure), and on the boat everyone has
responsibilities and jobs to do. </span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br />
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><span style="background: white;">Boat days were the highlight of the research. We
had the opportunity to spend plenty of time with the animals; watching the
adorable Heaviside’s dolphins swim within inches of the boat, witnessing
bottlenose dolphin feeding frenzies and following humpback whales for biopsy
samples.</span></span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-41818503491994003692015-10-21T11:07:00.000+02:002015-10-21T11:07:09.221+02:00From forests to deserts- The Namibian experience<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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I love trees. I love stratified bark, whorled branches, and long
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took part of in my undergraduate career happened in the Vermont forests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My woodsy scientific upbringing instilled in
me a passion for conservation and the environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I approached the end of my third year in
college, I sought out internships to gain more experience working in the
natural world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Namibian Dolphin
Project Internship leapt out at me as an opportunity to study new creatures in
a totally different environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
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about the Namibian culture, a place I previously knew nothing about. I got to
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">by Ellie Poteat - NDP Intern, July 2015</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Coming from a
ranch in Montana, I didn’t come here with a lot of relevant marine biology
knowledge. On my first boat day, I almost launched the trailer into the ocean
instead of the boat! After working here for a month, I have gained a better
understanding of what it takes to work with wildlife, and I learned how to
launch the boat! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Although I had a more challenging time adjusting to fieldwork
in the ocean, it was worthwhile to be able see the animals we study thrive in
their natural habitat. When we approached the Heaviside’s dolphins with the
boat, it’s like coming home to a pet puppy, they bounce around the boat as if
they are happy to see you! No matter where people come from, I think they can
appreciate the feeling of sharing a positive experience with these dolphins,
and to be able to help these dolphins continue to thrive is really fulfilling.
After going through the photos dolphin’s fins in the office to try and ID them,
I started to recognize some of the individuals. In a way, it felt like I got to
know some of them, so it made the work feel more meaningful. Working here made
me develop a deeper connection to the animals that inhabit this area, and I
will take back with me a greater appreciation for something that was previously
completely foreign to me.</span></div>
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<o:p></o:p>Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-60831880152888263352015-07-14T16:05:00.003+01:002015-07-14T16:05:57.091+01:00Enrico goes to Walvis BayBy <i>Enrico Corsi -</i> Namibian Dolphin Project intern June-Aug 2015<br />
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<span lang="EN-ZA">I’m almost halfway through my internship
with the NDP and in this brief period, I feel like I’ve learned more about the
research world than in all my previous academic and field experiences. Every
day I learn something new, gain new skills and become more confident about
myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">I’m becoming more familiar with the day to
day running of the project and the research techniques we use. I am also
enjoying meeting the public and teaching them about the animals we study.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">Boat work is by far the most rewarding and
exciting activity I’ve ever done in my life. Every cetacean encounter is just
as amazing as the first one, I never grow tired of looking for dolphins and
whales. The bottlenose come so close to our house that sometimes we can jump on
a kayak and be surrounded by them in a matter of seconds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">The team is great, I couldn’t possibly have
asked for a better group. All the people who work or study here are fun and
welcoming, they manage to create the perfect learning and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>working environment, you’ll never be
homesick, you’ll start feeling at home in a matter of days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">I’m here until the end of August and am
really looking forward to the time I have left. I just got off the boat and, in
all honesty, I can’t wait to jump back on it tomorrow!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN LEAPING IN THE LAGOON WHILE WE WERE OUT ON THE KAYAK COLLECTING ACOUSTIC DATA - PHOTO BY ENRICO CORSI</div>
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ENRICO AND THE TEAM (AND TEAM MASCOT ) SEARCHING FOR DOLPHINS FROM SHORE ON A NON GREAT WEATHER DAY</div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">FANTASTIC HUMPBACK WHALE BREACH </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;">Olly Johnson - NDP Intern March 2015</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">What an amazing month I spent in
Walvis Bay, from quad biking in the dunes during my spare time to recording the
behaviour of bottlenose dolphins from the boat! Everything was incredible and I
learnt a huge amount, not only about dolphins but the sea birds too, something
which at the start of the month I wasn't particularly interested in but I grew
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I met some amazing people during my
time as well, all of whom I hope to stay in touch with! The accommodation was
great as well, being so close to the lagoon where I regularly saw dolphins
feeding in really shallow waters, just 5 meters from shore at low tide! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I would love to still be there, and
no way could I pick a favourite moment from my time but some would include
seeing a Heaviside’s dolphins now riding, quad biking in the dunes and the
Sandwich Harbour tour! Another great moment was during one of my bird counts
with Titus where we confidently concluded that the water was too shallow
for dolphins and right at that moment they swam immediately in front of us in
the lagoon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thank you so much to everyone whose
my time there so incredible!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-55377452763505214132015-02-02T22:29:00.000+02:002015-02-02T22:29:58.888+02:00Titus at seaBy Titus Shaanika -<br />
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After completing my thesis about human impacts on Heaviside’s dolphins (<i>Cephalorhynchus </i><br />
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My day is mostly spent attending to curious and interested visitors that walk into the office and working on photographic data from Lüderitz, Namibia. I’m involved in two projects currently run by NDP: 1) the lagoon survey (done on foot along the 3 Km long walkway around the lagoon) and 2) the tour-boat surveys (done on boat in the 100 km2 Bay). The lagoon survey is carried out in order to determine how frequently bottlenose dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>) use the lagoon, a RAMSAR site under threat from urban development such as an “Eco-tourism” hotel proposed to be constructed at Lover’s Hill right along the lagoon. The tour boats surveys are carried out in order to determine the abundance of bottlenose and Heaviside’s dolphins as well update the existing ID catalogues of both species. Walvis Bay is a vital dolphin habitat which also faces threats from a harbour extension currently under construction. There needs to be extensive monitoring of the bay and lagoon to assess the severity of these developments on the natural environment which is currently not fully understood. The NDP is able to carry out boat-based surveys in the bay, thanks to the kindness of three tour boat operator companies Mola Mola, Catamaran Charters and Laramon tours.<br />
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Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-19036871831132974562014-12-29T13:49:00.000+02:002014-12-29T13:49:34.861+02:00Reflections of a volunteer<em>“Hi Phoebe. We would be happy to have you join the team in Namibia for November and December”.</em><br />
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That was it. I was booking flights and on my way down to London to get my visa sorted. I arrived in Walvis Bay in early November. <br />
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Now, six weeks later, I am incredibly sad to be coming to the end of my volunteer time with the Namibian Dolphin Project. But instead of being sad, I’m going to try and give you an insight into my experience and why I’m already planning my return to this part of the world. To put it briefly I have fallen head over heels in love with Namibia, the people, the places, the food and of course the dolphins! <br />
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Before coming to Namibia I only had a small amount of marine research experience so the past 6 weeks have been a huge yet thoroughly enjoyable learning curve. In the Namibian Dolphin Project office at the Walvis Bay waterfront both Steph and myself are involved with the logistics and day-to-day management of the project, quite a unique experience and one that I believe to be incredibly valuable. In addition to this, learning dorsal fin photo ID skills, editing videos from previous field seasons and explaining the function of baleen to tourists has enriched my time significantly. <br />
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Working with the team in the office is fun, but for me the best part is getting out on the tour boats. There are a number of marine tour companies in Walvis Bay, all of whom take boats out on a daily basis to offer tourists the privilege of seeing Heaviside’s and Bottlenose dolphins in the wild, as well as Cape Fur Seals, maybe some whales and even the odd penguin. As volunteers we get to do this a few times a week! Every time we collect data on the location, number and activity of the dolphins we see and I can assure you that the novelty never wears off. Seeing bottlenose dolphins bow ride or Heaviside’s dolphins swimming underneath the boats for the twentieth time is just as exciting as the first. <br />
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But my time in Namibia has been made equally as memorable through the experiences had outside the office and dolphin boats. By meeting so many Namibians and South Africans, all of whom are immensely friendly, I have been able to stand on top of dunes that plummet straight into the sea at Sandwich Harbour, drive 4x4s along the beach to Pelican Point and to sit only metres from a lion roaring its head off at Erindi Game Reserve. Now, future interns, my advice to you – dive head first into the dolphin research, you will learn a huge amount but also take all opportunities you get offered, you will head home with some amazing memories! <br />
Tonight we, and members of the Fisheries Observer Agency, are attending an end of year soirée hosted by the Albatross Task Force. Working with the Namibian Dolphin Project has been immensely rewarding for such a short period of time, it has exposed me to the inner workings of an international research project and has helped to direct my future plans, both academically and career based. <br />
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Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-51244890320618649812014-10-17T11:43:00.000+02:002014-10-17T11:44:29.131+02:00October - Walvis Bay<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">by Tess Gridley</span><br />
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To many on the outside it may look like we have been keeping a low profile in Walvis Bay - have we been on holiday? Do we still care, <i>where are Glen and Sara</i>??? Others (those who don't hang out at the waterfront) probably haven't noticed we've been gone!</div>
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Well to provide a bit of an update, Simon and I (and Lucas, Glen and Alan) moved down to South Africa in July to start setting up a research station there - Sea Search. A large reason for the move was so that we can develop and maintain closer relationships with the key universities (UCT and Pretoria) and <b>set up an NPO</b> which can help to finance research in both South Africa and Namibia. We've made important steps towards these aims, bought a big house to run research from and are expanding our research team and planning for a very productive 2015 both in Namibia and for research in False Bay and along the Garden Route.</div>
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So although you may not have seen our faces around on the water too much recently, We've been <b>working 24/7 </b>behind our computers writing grants, raising funds and awareness of issues affecting dolphins in Walvis Bay so that the coming years we can monitor Namibian populations and <b>collect research data on a range of species</b>. We've also published a few papers on our finding on bottlenose dolphin signature whistles and Namibian humpback whales, which will be available on the website.</div>
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We've also welcomed <b>Dr Daniela Maldini </b>to the Namibian Dolphin project and together with her husband Jon, they will be spending more time in Namibia over the coming months - so keep an eye out for them. .</div>
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- <b>Highlights</b> so far from our funding drive include:</div>
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Support from De Beers to run Marine Education Day in 2015 in Walvis Bay</div>
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Support from the Walvis Bay Municipality for education materials for the Waterfront Environmental office</div>
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Three years of research funding from Nedbank Go Green to support dolphin monitoring in Walvis Bay (well, enough to keep the boat on the water for about 50 days a year, but there are a lot of other costs for research and we are still a long way off our target. Importantly - we still trying to get funds for local students and interns - but feeling positive about the future and what we have achieved so far....</div>
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We've also been attending the 3rd Large Marine Ecosystem and the 6th annual Benguela Current Commission meetings in Swakopmund and talking with UNam lecturers about <b>student projects </b>for next year and giving some courses there for the current undergrads.</div>
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No visit would be complete without getting a little stinky, and within 48 hours of being in Walvis we were conducting a <b>necropsy</b> on a dead Heaviside's dolphin calf and a few days later searching for a 4m stranded something on the way to Swakopmund..(which turned out to be a pygmy sperm whale which was reported drifting at sea in August.</div>
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So as you can see we've been busy and very much putting Walvis Bay at the top priority for our future research plans. We look forward to keeping you updated on your results and please remember to get in touch if you come across stranded animals!!<br />
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Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-62348308777984681842014-08-08T11:40:00.001+01:002014-08-08T16:07:57.171+01:00Bryde's whale calf stranding and attempted rescue at Walvis Bay<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Last Saturday (02 August 2014) a small whale was reported to have </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><b>stranded alive</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> at the Walvis Bay Salt works pump station. Many whales and dolphins have been recorded to strand there in the past. We think that the dead end nature of this corner of the bay, the shallow slope of the sea floor which makes the tide rise and drop very quickly and the many channels in the area confuse animals which might be trying to leave the bay by a direct westerly route. What this means is that many of the animals which strand here are often healthy and rescuable (most solitary whales and dolphins which strand tend to be sick, old or injured). Read more about this theory in Ruth Leeney's paper on pygmy right whale strandings in this area: Paper on the <a href="http://www.namibiandolphinproject.com/" target="_blank">NDP</a> website <a href="http://www.namibiandolphinproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Leeney-etal-2013_Pygmy-right-whales-Caperea-marginata-in-Namibia.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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The whale was a juvenile <b>Bryde's whale</b> (<i>Balaenoptera edeni</i>) and is the <b>4th of this species to strand</b> in Walvis Bay in the last 3 years (2 adults at Long beach at 2012 and 2013 and a calf at the pump station in 2012 - we have no records of the speies stranding here prior to that). Two genetically and physically distinct populations of Bryde's whales live off the coast of southern Africa, one offshore on the west coast which migrates from Southern Africa in summer up to the Equatorial regions in winter and a second smaller population which was thought to live only on the Agulhas Bank off South Africa until one was found in Walvis Bay in 2012! </div>
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We know so little about these pelagic whale species and strandings provide a very <b>valuable information resource</b> for scientists, like those at the <a href="http://www.namibiandolphinproject.com/" target="_blank">Namibian Dolphin Project</a>. Although rescue isn't always possible, the NDP has 2 stretchers to lift small dolphins and whales and does it's best to coordinate refloatation efforts. We're a small team running on an even smaller budget and every bit of support helps - so please drop us a line or pop into our environmental office at the Walvis Waterfront if you're <b>interested in being involved in the strandings network or can help out with equipment or funding.</b> (nam.dolphin.project@gmail.com or 081 687 6461). Learn more about research on this enigmatic species in South Africa at the SA Bryde's Whale Project Facebook site.</div>
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Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-66409077815298149452014-07-28T20:47:00.000+01:002014-07-28T20:47:51.678+01:00An aside...a trip to Sandwich Harbour
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adventure started around midday and we got picked up by a very friendly tour
guide. On our way to Sandwich Harbour we crossed a variety of landscapes
including barren salt pans and hummock dunes. These little dunes were covered
by some vegetation, which give shelter to all kinds of fascinating animals that
have adapted to the harsh conditions found in a desert. After a very short
period of time, our tour guide became very excited because in front of us were
the beautiful golden sand dunes, which he called his ‘outdoor office’. We were
told that these sand dunes have reached an age of around 1 million years. So they
are very old! Driving up and down these dunes was fun and around lunch-time we
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nature made us very hungry, but luckily we were served with some fantastic food and drinks. When the wind decided to pick up we quickly hopped back into
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the beach to drive into Sandwich Harbour itself. Along the way we saw not only wind-sculptured dunes, heaps of cormorants and seals, but also the remainders
of the traders and fishermen community. Further inside Sandwich Harbour we
witnessed a fluffy white baby flamingo in-between some other flamingoes in the
freshwater lagoon. When it was time to head home we drove along another dune
chain that ended in some hummock dunes, where we were lucky to find a small
group of springboks and two ostriches. That was great! All in all, it was a
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We’ve just finished up
another busy couple months of fieldwork in Lüderitz, with lots of time on the
water, and a few more interesting sightings!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">During this year’s two-months in L</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ü</span><span lang="EN-ZA">deritz, we did <b>16
photo-id surveys</b> (a total of <b>93 hours</b> on the water) covering <b>868 kilometers</b>. In
total, we took 8595 ID photos! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
information from these surveys is being used to look at abundance, population
trends and habitat use of Heaviside’s dolphins. We also did three multi-day ship
surveys, a continuation of our work looking at cetacean distribution within the
Namibian Islands Marine Protected Area. We covered a total of<b> 2176 kilometers</b>
in our <b>171 hours</b> on these surveys and had <b>58 cetacean sightings</b> from the ship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">We also had <b>five acoustic loggers</b> in the
water listening for dolphin clicks throughout the field season (see top map). This data will
be used to examine temporal patters in fine-scale movements of Heaviside’s
dolphins around L</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ü</span><span lang="EN-ZA">deritz. This is important to ground-truth our survey data for
defining dolphin habitat because we aren’t out late in the day or at night. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Fieldwork in Lüderitz
is always exciting, because there are so many opportunities for Heaviside’s
encounters and we really never know exactly what we’re going to find. </span><span lang="EN-ZA">Interesting sightings from this year include the southernmost
sighting to date of the inshore bottlenose dolphins from Walvis Bay and the
first sighting of fin whales inshore in Namibian waters! We also had 5 humpback
whale sightings, including a feeding pair and a surface-active mom/calf pair.
Humpbacks are usually seen migrating through between June and November, so
these sightings are important for highlighting “out of season” use of this
area. We even had a very rare sighting of southern right whale dolphins in the
distance from the ship!</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">When we aren’t at sea we keep ourselves
busy with office work too. Other accomplishments this field season include 1
paper submitted, 1 back from review and being corrected, 3 finished and with
co-authors for comment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A great big thank you to <b>Jean-Paul
Roux and Kolette Grobler</b> at the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and
M&Z Motors for their support in making our field season possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Most people have never heard of them, let alone seen them - despite the fact that they are easily seen from shore right off the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town (which is about the southern limit of their range)! So last year we were quite chuffed to get a little exposure for the dolphins and our project when it was featured on 50/50 - South Africa's leading conservation news television programme. <br />
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Videographer <a href="http://www.zachvincent.co.za/" target="_blank">Zach Vincent </a>spent a few days with us here in Luderitz last year and got some great footage of the animals which he combined with some footage shot with colleagues working on the animals in Cape Town<br />
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<br />Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-80208575875006900202014-05-10T20:36:00.000+01:002014-05-10T20:36:51.049+01:00Luderitz field season 2014by Simon Elwen<br />
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We're just over halfway through our Luderitz Field Season for this year. Always good to spend some time down here, even if it's quite a challenge getting 5 people, 1 dog, a baby, a boat and a car full of equipment all the way here in one piece. It's only 400 km in a straight line from Walvis to Luderitz, but we can't tow the boat over the dirt roads and have to take the ~1200 km tar road via Windhoek. <br />
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Unfortunately, this year my car didn't make it and just north of Keetmanshoop the cylinder head blew leaving me, the boat and the dog stranded! Quite a mission getting everything the last 500km to Luderitz but we managed to do it and my car has been left in Keetmans awaiting a new engine ($$$ !!!). Working without a car is a major challenge when you need to cart lots of equipment around town, launch and refuel boats etc etc. So my first priority at the beginning of April was to find a car to use. Lots of phone calls and emails later and<a href="http://walvisbay.mzmotors.com.na/" target="_blank"> M&Z Motors</a> came to our rescue by lending us a double cab Triton for the field season! An absolute life saver and a HUGE thanks from all of us for the help while we await a new engine being delivered for my car. Here are some pics of the Triton helping us load the boat down at the slip way:<br />
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The marine wildlife around Luderitz is fantastic and strikingly different to what we see up in Walvis Bay, despite being only 400km to the south. There are several reasons for this, including the strength of the upwelling which happens down here creating a very rich and dynamic ocean and also that the continental shelf is much closer to shore here (about 30-40 km compared to over 100km in Walvis), so we tend to get more 'offshore' species here including large whales. <br />
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We were lucky enough to have a group of fin whales (<i>Balaeoptera physalus</i> - the second largest species of animal in the world!) hanging around for a few weeks. We only encountered two of them twice from the small boat just off Luderitz but saw an even bigger group of 6 animals about a week after that during our first ship survey of the Marine Protected Area. This is the time I've ever seen a fin whale and the first time anyone is aware of, of a sighting of this species close to shore in Namibia! So a great sighting for all of us. No idea why they have been hanging around so close to shore, but very happy that they were.<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Last
week the Namibian Dolphin held a Fundraiser and Education Day at the Walvis Bay
Waterfront.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had several aims by
holding these events - the first was to let people know who we are, what we are
doing and where we are based.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We've been
based at the Waterfront since July, and where we have a range of education information
and material available freely to the public to view - but still most people
aren't quite sure who we are or what we get up to. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
second was to invite all schools to an education event to increase awareness of
Namibia's marine life. We've been meaning to run a big education event for a
while and during the summer months is the best time as our fieldwork
commitments are less.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">And
the last was to raise funds - primarily for Namibian students, office running
and general research costs. This final aim is crucial for us. While Simon and I
are employed through the University of Pretoria on a contract basis, we have to
search hard for funds for the office and students and to conduct the research
we think is important. Recently we have had some really great Namibian students
approach and work with us (for instance see blog by Titus below). We would love
to be in a position to offer these students paid internships or student
bursaries, but at the moment we can only offer volunteer positions. This means
that most students can't afford to work with us, as they need to find alternative
paid work. Our long-term aim is that the project is run by local Namibians and
getting these studentships is the first step towards achieving this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">We
hoped that through running a fundraiser event we could inspire local businesses
to support marine conservation and thereby secure some financial backing for
the students, the environmental office, research or all three. Currently this
has not come through and the search continues. On the up side though – the fundraising
evening we held was fantastic. It was a sit down meal for 50 people, with music
and games to boot – and was a lot of fun! We had support from NACOMA, Maersk
and Nedbank – who all booked large tables and enjoyed the evening. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Education
Day on the Saturday was also a great success – over 150 children attended the
event and there was a real buzz at the Waterfront. We had 10 stations set up -
so children could learn about sounds in the sea, sharks, seabird conservation,
‘tools of the trade’ and see our collection of marine mammal skulls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the younger kids we also had face
painting, arts and crafts and pelican viewing. All the volunteers that helped
out on the day were wonderful and all the kids seemed to love the day. In fact,
more than 70 ended their day with a trip to sea with Laramon tours, where they got
to do some wildlife viewing - for those children who had never been to sea
before this was a real treat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">So
what did we learn from our busy weekend<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>- well mostly that the community in Walvis Bay really cares about the
marine environment and wants to know more - but that we are going to have to
work a little harder and shout a little louder if we want local businesses
(particularly those that use the marine realm - Manica, Maersk, de Beers, the
fishing companies etc, this means you!) to take note and support local
conservation efforts… and on that note I'll get back to writing yet another
funding application :-)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped out with the day, the event and with prizes:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Volunteer Support: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Bex Russel, Margot Jefferson, Bridget, Sara, Marie, Justus, Cecelia, Tobias and Titus, the Albatross Task Force (Sarah Yates) and CETN (Peter Bridgeford & Sue Roux).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Venue supplied by <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Anchors Restaurant</span></i>, Lindi Dreyer and Marti Behr</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Printing costs supported by <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Printworx Swakopmund</i> </span>& the <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">NACOMA</span></i> project. Petra at PAKO MAgazine helped out designing some of the info sheets. </span><i>Mega-Stationers, </i><i>Waltons </i>and<i> Herco </i>all supplied some materials for the day.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Raffle Prizes by: </span><i>AfriCat & Okonjima Lodge, Sun Sail Cruises, Levo Tours, Lyon Des Sables, Lemon Tree Deli, Mussel Cracker, Art Africa, Harbour’s End, Namib Offroad, Harbours End</i></div>
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<i>Ocean Adventures</i> helped courier some of the kids to the event with their busses and <i>Catamaran Charters</i> provided a prize for the winning essay.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Newspapers are an invaluable source of information, they keep with them information that many consider useless over years, but if newspapers are revisited even after decades information in newspapers can be quite useful, with that in mind the Namibian dolphin project decided to go through the Namib times newspaper(largest daily coastal newspaper ) archives at the Walvis bay municipality library, in search of records(pictures, articles and adverts) about dolphins, whales, sharks, turtles and fishing or anything of interest to a marine conservation organization like Namibian dolphin project. Archives under study are from 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1971</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> Pilchard fishing was the talk most of the articles during the studied years, the pilchard industry was by the most productive fishery, an article on 21 May 1965 reported that “<i>1964 was the most successful pilchard fishing season ever at Walvis Bay”. 650 000 tons of pilchards were caught off Walvis Bay</i>", a different article on 3rd September 1965 reads “<i>four pilchard factories have completed their quota of 90 000 tons each"</i> there are several other article about the pilchard galore that was off the Namibian coast. On 6 august 1965 a certain Mr. I J Kuen wrote a letter to the Namib sun expressing his worry about the mismanagement of marine resources and the large number of foreign fleet of trawlers in South West African (Namibian) waters. This article shows that there were concerns of the way of marine resources off the Namibian coast were managed and if such a letter was taken serious maybe pilchards fishing would still be productive and profitable off the Namibian coast and we would still be spotting whales, dolphins and turtles frequently off our beautiful coast.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">The invasive Jellyfishes that are of serious concern nowadays, started causing problem problems in 1960s, on 3 March 1967 an article titled “<i>tons of jellyfishes caught up in nets with pilchards</i>” reads “<i>one load of 50 tons of fish the night before last had at least 30 tons of jellyfish amongst it</i>”, this delinquent is still causing headaches today. 30 tons is too big a number for something that has little to no economic significance of the Namibian people, jellyfishes are a delicacy in some Asian countries, perhaps construction of jellyfish processing and exporting factories should be looked into, this an opportunity for local businessman and women. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">The recent stranding of sharks due to sulphur bloom in the lagoon is not something new to the bay, a cases far worse than the one on 17 January 2014,occurred on 29 December 1967 were over 10 tons of fish died and where wash up into the lagoon, the 10 tens included Beast such as sharks, skates and soles.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Friday 17th January. Today we were alerted to the presence of several sharks at the Walvis Bay lagoon early in the morning. The first call was from Bex Russell, who saw a 1.7 meter </span><b>bronze whaler shark</b> (<i style="font-weight: normal;">Carcharhinus brachyurus</i>) stranded on the mudflats near Millionaire's mile. The animal was calm and sedate, probably suffering from lack of oxygen and exposure. It was refloated by Simon Elwen of the Namibian Dolphin Project and within a few minutes swam away into deeper water. Just over an hour later, there was a report of another shark stranded in a similar position. This animal was slightly smaller, and again calm and re-floated easily. Within the next hour, 2 more sharks (one more bronze whaler and one <b>smooth hound shark</b>) were found by local residents, all successfully re-floated and we are hopeful that they made it back out into open water.</div>
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We are not sure why they stranded, but it most likely due to the warm temperatures and a lack of oxygen in the water associated with the current sulphur bloom. While the sharks we have encountered so far are quite placid, <b>bronze whaler sharks can and do bite and wild animals are unpredictable and potentially dangerous</b> especially when stressed. Therefore we would encourage members of the public to phone the Namibian Dolphin Project on 081 421 4968 or the WB Strandings Network through: 081 602 1355 or 081 149 7377 for further assistance if they encounter any stranded sharks, or other creatures such as whales, dolphins or turtles. </div>
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Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-50387325235170035522014-01-16T14:17:00.001+02:002014-01-16T14:17:30.782+02:00Opportunity - Volunteer office manager and admin assistant needed<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">We are currently seeking an independent, outgoing and trustworthy volunteer to manage the Namibian Dolphin Project office while the team undertakes fieldwork in Lüderitz . We are seeking someone from March to May, which will include one month working with us in Walvis Bay and 2 months working independently as the responsible office manager. Core working hours are 7:30-1pm.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The role will include: </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">* Engaging with the public</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">* Admin</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">istration<br />* Desk top research work on dolphins, for example photo-identification, data organisation<br />* Production of education and outreach materials relating to marine life<br />* Fundraising<br /></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">During April-May you will be expected to represent the Namibian Dolphin Project in Walvis Bay and attend to strandings and public concerns, as and when they arise.<br /></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">This volunteer position is well suited to someone with an interest in the environment who can work independently. It would suit a post graduate seeking extra work experience or (as the hours are mainly in the morning) a scientist looking for a quite place to gain inspiration while writing papers/grant applications etc. If interested, please contact Dr Tess Gridley on: nam.dolphin.project@gmail.com. For more information about the project please refer to the website:<a href="http://www.namibiandolphinproject.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.namibiandolphinproject.com</a> or blog. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-90692167250891252522014-01-03T11:30:00.001+02:002014-01-03T11:31:33.401+02:00Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) stranding near SwakopmundBy Henri Raaitjies - Sept 2013<br />
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Busch as a possible stranded, the stranding team headed out to
inspect the turtle. The animal was at first sight an old individual covered in
lots of seaweed growth, but still alive. It didn’t respond much and didn’t
appear capable to return to sea on its own strength. The turtle was measured
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the tail length. Females have short tails, while male turtles have a larger and
more muscular tail, which extends well out the carapace. As can be seen in the
photos, we concluded our individual to be female.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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but he would probably not have enough energy to survive. Rehab is not really an
option in Namibia with only the very small Swakopmund aquarium available.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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animal was right on the edge of the tide line, so close enough to get back into
the sea under its own power if if it could. A return the next day to check up
on it (and perform a more detailed necropsy if it had died).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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animal had disappeared, leaving the question on its cause of stranding
unanswered – we hope it managed to return to the sea under it’s own strength,
but it may have died and been washed away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Namibian Dolphin Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674893084982011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478618804858563917.post-89909523347459483622013-11-16T17:18:00.001+02:002013-11-18T09:33:06.588+02:00Sperm whale stranding - Jakkalsputs<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><i>The basics: </i></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">On Wednesday the 13th, we had a report from several different people of a live stranded whale up in the Jakkalsputs area (just south of Henties Bay). The NDP team headed up as fast as we could to assess the situation and see what we could to assist, co-ordinate and collect data.</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">We arrived to find several people clustered around an adult male sperm whale (which we later measured at 16m long) which was being bashed about by a fairly big surf. Some people had already attempted a rescue before we got there. Not unexpectedly, their attempt was unsuccessful and people had risked their lives and health for what was at best a long shot. Luckily the EMED team were on hand and no mishaps occurred. </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Although we are very grateful for the support and interest of the community in the welfare of this animal and other cetaceans - we <u>strongly recommend</u> that if you find a stranded whale, dolphin or turtle, you contact someone with experience and training before attempting any rescue. </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">PLEASE SEE </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: red; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">CONTACT DETAILS</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> AT THE END OF THIS POST</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Some important things to bear in mind with stranded whales and dolphins:</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">- Most of the time, animals strand due to natural causes such as disease, injury or old age (which aren't always obvious) and refloating them isn't likely to prolong their lives anyway. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">- These animals can (and increasingly do) carry diseases that can infect people. People also can transfer diseases to animals.</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">- Cetaceans are large and extremely strong, even the smallest local animal (the Heaviside's dolphin) weighs about 50-60kg and and adult humpback or right whale weighs 10s of tons. Throw in some heavy seas and big swells and you have a recipe for disaster. Sixty kg's being thrown into you by the force of some pounding swells will knock over at the very least, or a larger animal could very easily roll onto your foot and trap you underneath it. Don't forget that a whale's tail can push it's entire body out of the water when breaching - if it hits a person with that tail while on the beach...</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">- With respect to the situation of a large animal such as this in big surf - refloated animals often just turn immediately once in the water and swim along shore and then straight back on too land.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> Bear in mind that these animals have likely never lain on the ground before (and thus experienced gravity as us land mammals do) and this can result in squashed or even crushed internal organs in larger animals (especially their lungs), upset balance and one would image, just general disorientation. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Sperm whales are fairly tall and narrow in shape, so tend to lie on their side when stranded, which makes it even harder to move them and probably disorients them even more than other animals. T</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">o reduce this disorientation and reduce the risk of restranding, the approach advised by experienced people is to,</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> once back in the water, hold the animal upright at the surface for several minutes up to half an hour to allow it to reorient itself and get its breathing back to normal. Unfortunately, t</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">here is no logistical way that a handful of people could get an adult sperm whale 16m long, which weighs in the range of 20-30 TONS and has been lying on it's side on the beach for at least 5 or 6 hours, out through that surf zone and then hold it upright in the water while it gets used to floating again. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The best equivalent I can think of is if someone held you upside down by your ankles for 6 hours then turned you upright and told you to immediately run across a busy highway in a straight line, you'd need a little help and time to get used to being upright again.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Naude Dreyer - Sandwich Harbour Tours: 081 149 7377</span></div>
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