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Alabama Deepwater Pelagic Trip Summary:
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3/28/98 |
5/23/98 |
5/24/97 |
6/15/96 |
6/28/97 |
6/30/01 |
7/11/98 |
8/17/02 |
8/18/01 |
8/29/98 |
9/20/97 |
10/4/98 |
10/9/03 |
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| Cory's
Shearwater |
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4 |
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1 |
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| Wilson's
Storm-Petrel |
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4 |
5 |
10 |
4-6 |
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3 |
2 |
2 |
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| Leach's
Storm-Petrel |
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2 |
4 |
1 |
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| Band-rumped
Storm-Petrel |
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8-9 |
14 |
8 |
16 |
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6 |
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2 |
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storm-petrel sp. |
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3 |
1 |
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2-3 |
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2 |
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| Red-billed
Tropicbird |
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| Masked Booby |
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3 |
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| Northern
Gannet |
many |
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1 |
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| Magnificent
Frigatebird |
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1 |
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| Cattle Egret |
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18 |
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20+ |
| Red-necked
Phalarope |
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4 |
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phalarope sp. |
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6 |
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shorebird sp. |
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2 |
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| Pomarine
Jaeger |
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jaeger sp. |
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| Royal Tern |
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| Sandwich Tern |
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3 |
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10+ |
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| Bridled Tern |
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7 |
30+ |
27 |
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4 |
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5 |
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| Sooty Tern |
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10 |
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dark-backed tern sp. |
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10 |
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tern sp. |
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6+ |
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| Max. offshore
distance, n.m. |
~15 |
68 |
58 |
77 |
85 |
55 |
75 |
54 |
60 |
41 |
60 |
69 |
67 |
| Max. depth,
fathoms |
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800 |
270 |
1,100+ |
1,000+ |
60 |
950 |
140 |
450+ |
<100 |
400 |
750 |
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| Avg. wave
height, ft. |
>6 |
3-5 |
4-7 |
0-2 |
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1-2 am |
4-6 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
3-5 |
1-2 |
2-3 am |
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high seas |
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4-5 pm |
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prop |
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1-2 pm |
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broke |
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| Boat |
Warrior |
Warrior |
Warrior |
Warrior |
Warrior |
Good |
Warrior |
Good |
Good |
Warrior |
Warrior |
Warrior |
C.A.T. |
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