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Description: Sent in by the crew of the PBLJ this movie clip and these images show a pod of Pilot Whales close to the rig seemingly swimming by as normal until they are disturbed, swim closer to the rig than normal, and shoot off in various directions.
Closer examination of the video footage kindly sent into SERPENT shows several Orca Killer Whales chasing the pod of Pilots and their younger calves. The Orcas have characteristic tall fins. Item Type: Video Title: Pilot whales and killer whales around rig Species: Globicephala melaena, Orcinus orca Behaviour: Pilot whales swimming on surface near rig. Killer whales arrive and appear to chase them. Pilot whales scatter. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- FoinavenNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Foinaven Site Description: Topside Depth (m): Surface Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Open ocean Rig: Paul B Loyd Junior Project Partners: BP, Transocean, Subsea 7 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 18 September 2007
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Coral Sea, Duration 13 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 22 seconds
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Eastern Pacific Ocean, Duration 14 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Duration 265 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 4 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 18 seconds
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Eastern Pacific Ocean, Duration 26 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Duration 21 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 4 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 21 seconds
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Eastern Pacific Ocean, Schooling, Duration 24 seconds, Shot includes Paranthias colonus (Pacific creole-fish)
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South Pacific Ocean, Duration 32 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 6 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 4 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Duration 6 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Duration 43 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 6 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 9 seconds
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Coral Sea, Shot at night, Duration 9 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Duration 98 seconds
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Description: English: Video of minke whale breaching in St. Lawrence River near Tadoussac in August 2011. Converted from m4v to ogv file via Miro. Date: 26 January 2013, 11:43:34. Source: Own work. Author: Leonard Reback.
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Description: English: Breaching minke whale in the St. Lawrence River near Tadoussac in August 2011. Converted from mov file to ogv file using Miro. Date: 26 January 2013, 11:57:26. Source: Own work. Author: Leonard Reback.
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Description: English: Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) swimming in front of a displacement hull vessel. The footage was taken in Port Davey, South-West Tasmania, Australia. The brown colour of the water is due to naturally occurring tannins. Date: 13 March 2012. Source: Own work. Author: Edward Doddridge. Camera location
43° 19′ 46.82″ S, 145° 56′ 59.77″ E : View all coordinates using:
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-43.329672; 145.949936.
