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Caroline
Underwood writes from Pond Inlet, Baffin Island
I thought I'd just send a quick hello from the floe edge since I have
a few hours whilst we re-provision. My temporary home is a tent on a
1.5m-thick floating platform of ice - give or take a metre or so. »
June 12, 2002 |
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Sperm Whales
One of the highlights of our expedition so far was our surprise sighting
of a Sperm Whale yesterday! »
by Geoff Green, logistics Co-ordinator
and Arctic Advisor
July 24, 2002 |
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Up close with
the walrus
The crew was eagerly looking forward to this encounter with the walrus.
This repulsive-looking beast reflects the paradox of the Arctic. »
by Catherine Giroul, Co-ordinator
Educational Component
July 31, 2002 |
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The Bowhead
Whale, Balaena mysticetus
The bowhead whale, also known as the Greenland right whale, is a robust
marine mammal that averages 15 metres in length and weighs up to 90,000
kg. »
by Isabelle Deslandes, Ship's doctor
August 14, 2002 |
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PLANKTON:
The Oceans’ Most Abundant Food Source
The word plankton, from the original Greek, means “to wander.”
Plankton includes all the marine organisms that depend on water currents
and flows for movement, for exampl, krill, copepods and jellyfish. »
by Isabelle Deslandes, Ship's doctor
August 21, 2002 |
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Is the
polar bear a marine mammal or a land mammal?
What’s the hot topic aboard SEDNA these days? The polar bear and
its status as a marine or land mammal! The subject comes up often, especially
with all the polar bears we’ve been sighting. »
by Catherine Giroul, Co-ordinator
Educational Component
August 27, 2002 |
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Thick-Billed
Murre, Uria lomvia
There is a fascinating seabird that we have been lucky enough to observe
frequently during our journey through the Arctic. It is the thick-billed
murre, also known as the arctic or northern turr by Newfoundlanders.
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by Isabelle Deslandes, Ship's doctor
September 11, 2002 |
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The origin
of whales
On the SEDNA, we’ve been very fortunate in being able to observe
several species of whales at close range. But where do these marine
mammals come from? »
by Jean Lemire, expedition leader
October 9, 2002
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Will Commercial
Whaling Resume Again?
Over the last twenty years, whales have been protected by an international
moratorium, which prohibits their capture and mass killing. »
by Jean Lemire, expedition leader
October 10, 2002
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A sword that
defies the imagination -- The narwhal tusk
There is a mysterious whale that inhabits our Arctic sea – an
extraordinary creature that could be mistaken for an aquatic version
of the mythical unicorn. »
by Isabelle Deslandes, Ship's doctor
October, 10 2002
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