{"id":284,"date":"2012-04-28T04:56:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-28T04:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/marquesas\/?p=284"},"modified":"2012-04-28T04:56:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-28T04:56:00","slug":"a-final-note-and-thank-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/marquesas\/2012\/04\/28\/a-final-note-and-thank-you\/","title":{"rendered":"A Final Note and Thank You"},"content":{"rendered":"

During a month in the Marquesas we were fortunate to have favorable weather conditions much of the time. Ocean conditions however, were rarely favorable. We generally had large swells and high winds, yet we were still able to collect valuable data. (These are considered \u201cfairly good\u201d conditions by Marquesas standards). We observed seven species (six dolphin and one whale species) at six different islands; we shot over 20,000 photo-ID images from five of the species; and we collected over 230 biopsy samples.\u00a0 This would not have been possible without the expertise of our captains, and the amazing hospitality of the Pension owners and caretakers. We are very grateful for their knowledge and warm Marquesan generosity. We hope to return soon.\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Durant notre mois pass\u00e9 aux \u00eeles Marquises nous avons eu la chance de pouvoir b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier de bonnes conditions m\u00e9t\u00e9orologiques la plupart du temps, ce qui n\u2019\u00e9tait pas gagn\u00e9 dans cette r\u00e9gion r\u00e9put\u00e9e pour sa mer souvent forte. Au total, nous avons observ\u00e9 sept esp\u00e8ces diff\u00e9rentes (six esp\u00e8ces et une baleine) autour des six \u00eeles visit\u00e9es\u00a0; nous avons pris plus de 20,000 photos pour l\u2019identification des individus sur cinq de ces esp\u00e8ces\u00a0; enfin, c\u2019est plus de 230 \u00e9chantillons de peau que nous avons obtenue par biopsies. C\u2019est un excellent bilan pour nous et cela n\u2019aurait pas \u00e9t\u00e9 possible sans l\u2019expertise de nos capitaines ou sans l\u2019incroyable accueil que nous avons re\u00e7u dans les pensions. Nous sommes vraiment tr\u00e8s reconnaissants envers la population Marquisienne pour avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 si g\u00e9n\u00e9reuse envers nous et pour avoir partag\u00e9 leur culture et connaissances. Avec un peu de chance, nous serons de retour dans ces \u00eeles d\u2019ici quelques temps pour approfondir nos recherches car beaucoup de choses restent \u00e0 d\u00e9couvrir dans ces \u00eeles\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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