So far, the Noosphere team has simply admired the dolphins, but on the way from Chile to Antarctica, scientists will already be counting and photo-identifying cetaceans by their tails.
On the way to the port of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, the team of the research icebreaker Noosphere saw a rather rare phenomenon: dozens of dolphins sailed to sway on the waves created by the ship moving forward.
This was reported on the Facebook page of the National Antarctic Science Center.
It is noted that, according to preliminary estimates, these were large-browed dolphins (Stenella frontalis). This species is found only in the Atlantic Ocean, from southern Brazil to the USA (New England) in the west and to the coast of Africa in the east. It usually lives on the continental shelf within 250-350 km from the coast.
“So far, the Noosphere team was just admiring the dolphins, but on the way from Chile to Antarctica, scientists will already be counting and photo-identifying cetaceans by their tails. This is one of the unique studies of Ukrainian scientists,” the NASC noted.
Icebreaker “Noosphere”, which at the end of January set off from Odessa to the Southern Continent, made the first stop on the route. The ship entered the port of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands for refueling and resupply. After that, he will cross the Atlantic, pick up our expedition to Chile, and set a course for the Akademik Vernadsky station.
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