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Rene Swift reaches out to tag a whale.

Rene Swift reaches out to tag a whale.
Rene Swift reaches out to tag a whale.
Rene Swift reaches out to tag a whale.
Rene Swift reaches out to tag a whale.
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van der Hoop, Julie
Rene Swift reaches out to tag a whale.
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07/09/2012
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Julie van der Hoop and colleagues tagging Humpback and Fin whales in the Gulf of St. Lawerence, Canada under Scientific Fishing License QUE02B-2012 issued to Mingan Island Cetacean Study.
The animal was tagged as part of Rene Swift's postgraduate research into the Sensory and Foraging Ecology of Baleen Whales, and is a collaborative research project between the Mingan Island Cetacean Study (http://www.rorqual.com) and the Miller Lab, Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St. Andrews.
Julie van der Hoop of WHOI is collaborating with the Miller Lab (SMRU), and was helping Rene with his research whilst at the same time learning to use Little Leonardo data loggers for her research on right whales and entanglement.
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MIT-WHOI Joint Program graduate student Julie van der Hoop assisted Rene Swift (above) from the Miller Lab at the University of St. Andrews in tagging humpback whales off Ilse Nue, Mingan Islands, Quebec this summer. The work was part of Rene's postgraduate research into the sensory and foraging ecology of baleen whales. Julie "tagged along" to learn how to use the Little Leonardo data loggers for her research on right whales and entanglement. The temporary, suction cup-mounted devices are similar to WHOI's D-tags and are providing researchers around the world with an unprecedented look at marine mammal behavior underwater.
Photo by Julie van der Hoop
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Do not use image without permission from Julie van der Hoop.
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