Visiting the Humpback Whales in the Bay of Banderas, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.....saw a LOT of whales......great boat trips.....mostly cloudy....and hardly any wind so did not get a chance to do the kite aerial photography.
But there are other very important parts of the research.....like uniquely identifying each whale by the pattern on its tail (fluke). Each photograph will have a GPS stamp on it so we can tie the location to the ID and things like water temperature, salinity, singing, etc.....yes they are recording the songs also....mostly the Males sing...here is Jorge reeling in the hydrophone that was put down about 15 feet below the surface to record the songs.
I met Oscar a couple years ago in Holbox, Mexico when we were there filming the International Whale Shark Conference. He introduced us to this technology of Kite Aerial Photography (KAP). Since then I have visited him at his home in Puerto Vallarta and accompanied him on several boat trips out in the Bay of Banderas to see the Humpback Whales. They are having their babies now and there is a lot of activity. He sent me these photos yesterday!!!
