{"id":1400,"date":"2011-11-09T14:52:14","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T14:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2011-11-09T14:52:14","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T14:52:14","slug":"whalefest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/northumberland\/whalefest-2","title":{"rendered":"Whalefest (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

After spending the weekend exhibiting at Whalefest we were left with more than a few thoughts, ideas, and plans for the future;<\/p>\n

Brighton is a long way from home \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 The drive back on Sunday evening was easier than the drive there on Friday afternoon, but didn’t seem that far!<\/p>\n

There are a lot of charities\/volunteer-led organisations\u00a0in the marine sector and NEWT are proud to be involved in research projects and other activities with\u00a0several of them.\u00a0 The Northeast Cetacean Project<\/a> is about to enter an important expansion phase, and will become a major driving force for marine conservation in the North Sea.\u00a0 It was heartening to hear about all of the research and community engagement stuff that’s either going on or is in the pipeline for the near future as well.\u00a0 One burning question though, is why was one marine conservation organisation giving away helium-filled balloons?<\/p>\n

There was only one way to follow Whalefest, so Martin spent Tuesday on the PV St Oswald<\/em>.\u00a0 Conditions weren’t exactly conducive to cetacean surveying; 5-6′ of swell, plenty of whitecaps, and misty drizzle, made it more of a physical challenge than usual, so it became more of a ‘pleasure’ cruise \ud83d\ude09\u00a0 There were a couple of avian highlights, though.\u00a0 A small group of Little Auks<\/strong><\/em> flew by and the tricoloured upperparts of a juvenile Sabine’s Gull<\/strong><\/em> shone out in the gloom as it passed close by the bow.<\/p>\n

It’s good to be home \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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