John Francis preparing to place Crittercam on a blue whale from the front of Cascadia 18 ft. RHIB
Crittercam on the back of a blue whale in Monterey Bay on 14 September 2000.
After a 3-day search Mehdi Baktiari of National Geographic holds the Monterey Bay Crittercam on 17 September 2000 recovered some 20 miles offshore.
Crittercam on the back of a blue whale in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico on 3 March 2001.
Bill Burgess (Greeneridge) and Todd Chandler (Cascadia) waiting for blue whale to surface in Monterey Bay on 30 October 2001. Acoustic tag and suction cups on end of pole is ready for deployment. Photo by John Calambokidis.
Application of acoustic tag to the side of a blue whale in Monterey Bay on 29 October 2001 (sighting #10). Todd Chandler applying tag and John Calambokidis driving boat. Photo by Bill Burgess of Greeneridge who developed tag. .