Re: [Paddlewise] Tracking Gray Whales

>Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 19:46:46 -0800
>To: Nick Von Robison <n.v.rob_at_deltanet.com>
>From: Michael Kundu <projseawolf_at_earthlink.net>
>Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Tracking Gray Whales
>Cc: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
>In-Reply-To: <38CED083.5295A699_at_deltanet.com>
>
>Paddler Steph Dutton, who used to represent Necky Kayaks, was one of the
people who initially postulated and experimented with this kind of
telemetry tracking on gray whales.  From what I have heard, the reality of
this method of affixing transmitters to whales is far from effective --
crossbows do not deliver enough of a psi-force to effectively seat
transmitters for any length of time on these whales.  In fact, I don't
think Dutton's crew ever managed to get an actual transmitting device on a
whale for any length of time at all. It is my impression that the Dutton
team has ended any of their boni-fide attempts at scientific work with gray
whales -- but of course, he would be the best resource for this information. 
>
>Researchers working on orcas have had little success in keeping suction
cups on whales for the long-term.  The migration route and length of gray
whale migration is fairly well established, and any tracking of these
whales would be better acheived by using biopsy transmitters -- a more
invasive technique, but frequently used on other types of whales.          
>
>

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