Marine mammals were also sighted today by Ari Friedlander. There were a number of fur seals and elephant seals in the vicinity of Palmer Station. A minke whale was also observed close to the Station. Shortly after departing the Station, several humpback whales were spotted and Catherine Berchok deployed a Sonabuoy, but no calls were recorded The first full day of SeaBeam data was made available for ping editing and the UNIX and MAC workstations in the computer room were fully utilized for a good portion of the day. At this stage in the cruise, it takes longer to edit the data than it takes to collect them.
Tomorrow is the start of the survey grid.
If all goes well, it will be finished in about 18 days.