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Gorgonian coral lunch for a sea otter.

  • Post author By Nautilus Staff
  • Post date 2009-08-11
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By Nautilus Staff on August 11th, 2009 in Archive

Location: Inian Islands, Icy Strait, southeast Alaska The Inian Islands are loaded with sea otters.  Local residents in nearby Elfin Cove tell me that sea otters were re-introduced to this area in the mid 1980’s with animals transplanted from other areas.   The original population was of course wiped out by hunters and fur traders […]

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  • Tags Icy Strait, Nautilus Explorer, sea otter

Guest Blog 14 July 2009

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  • Post date 2009-07-14
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By Nautilus Staff on July 14th, 2009 in Archive

Point Adolphus and Icy Strait, southeast Alaska I saw a wolf eel on a wall today. And when he left his spot he went phhhssssshhhhtt straight down. Howard I saw 3 orange peel nudibranchs in a row that were the size of  footballs. My computer showed 42 degrees but Captain Mike doesn’t  believe me (I figure 44 degrees […]

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  • Tags bald eagles, Grizzly bear, grunt sculpin, humpback whales, Icy Strait, Lingcod, moon jellies, orange peel nudibranchs, Point Adolphus, puffin, sea otters, stellar sea lions, wolf eels

Guest Blog 2 July 2009

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  • Post date 2009-07-02
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By Nautilus Staff on July 2nd, 2009 in Archive

Saw lots of coral today all over the walls – orange, white, red, pink.  There were also tons of nudibranchs. I got a picture today of a sea otter in the foreground, a whale spouting behind it and beautiful snowy mountains in the background.  Where else can you see that. Robbie I saw a snail laying eggs in a circular […]

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  • Tags bald eagles, Dog Pile, grunt sculpin, Humpback Whale, Icy Strait, Inian Island, red irish lords, sea otter, smooth velbet snails, soft coral, stellar sea lions, tufted puffins, tunicates, warbonnets

Too close to a humpback whale off Pt. Adolphus

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  • Post date 2009-07-01
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By Nautilus Staff on July 1st, 2009 in Archive

Location: Pt. Adolphus, Icy Strait, southeast Alaska. Pt. Adolphus is located across from the entrance to Glacier Bay. It  is current swept with lots of upwellings, loaded with nutrients and it’s a fabulous place to watch humpback whales, sealions, bald eagles, great flocks of seagulls and even the odd grizzly bear on the beach. Sometimes the trickiest part of visiting […]

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  • Tags bald eagles, Glacier Bay, Grizzly bear, humpback whales, Icy Strait, Point Adolphus, seagulls, sealions

Duck F*rts

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  • Post date 2008-07-19
By Nautilus Staff on July 19th, 2008 in Archive

After a great day of scuba diving, inflatable tours, zodiac kayaking (kayaking with a comfort boat ie. zodiac, tagging along behind with beverages, refreshments and an easy way to get home if you get tired of paddling) and whale watching around Inian Island, we took everybody ashore after dinner for a “look-around” the tiny boardwalk community of Elfin Cove. Our guests somehow got waylaid at the Coho Bar and Grill and bartender introduced them to “duck farts.” The Nautilus Explorer was anchored outside the Cove and during the various inflatable shuttles back to the boat it seemed that all we heard from our guests was “we want more duck farts”, “I’d like a duck fart waiting for me please”, “do you know how to make duck farts” and so on.

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  • Tags Alaska, coho bar and grill, duck farts, elfin cove, Icy Strait, inflatable tours, Inian Island, kayaking, whale watching

Incredibly Cute Sea Otters

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  • Post date 2008-07-18
By Nautilus Staff on July 18th, 2008 in Archive

There is something very appealing about sea otters. Perhaps it’s the way they swim on their back much the way scuba divers do. Perhaps it’s because they appear to be so cute and cuddly and furry (they have the densest fur of any animal with over 1 million hairs per square inch which is what provides them with insulation in our less than tropical temperatures!). Maybe it’s because the Mum’s carry their babies around on their tummies as they float upside down and then wrap and stash their kids in the kelp before going for a dive. Or, as we saw last week, the Mum’s will throw a protective arm over their baby when startled and roll over and dive under the kelp with the babe. That is some pretty impressive breath hold diving for those babies!

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  • Tags Alaska, baby otters, Icy Strait, Inian Island, inian wall, marine biologists, otters, sea lions, sea otters, stellar sea lions, susans hooters, wall of life

Humpback Whales, Orcas and a Mystery Dive

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  • Post date 2008-07-17
By Nautilus Staff on July 17th, 2008 in Archive

Point Adolphus is one of the most productive feeding grounds in southeast Alaska and the humpback whale sightings are usually quite awesome. Today was no exception, starting off with a pod of orcas cruising along on the surface 15 miles east of Adolphus and then loads of humpbacks right at the point.

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  • Tags Alaska, exploration diving, exploratory dive, Glacier Bay, humpback whales, Icy Strait, Inian Island, orcas, Point Adolphus, whale watching, whales

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