Marine Patagonia · fieldwork
Aboard the Saoirse, we support research that helps protect its whales and ecosystems.
Explore our work
Context image. Provisional selection.
Photograph from the Patagonia Projects website catalogue; photographer to be confirmed.
View source41 sei whale calls identified in a collaborative study: the first characterization of these calls in the southeastern Pacific.
2016–2017 expeditions · Published in 2019
The acoustic study
Context image. Provisional selection.
Photograph from the Patagonia Projects website catalogue; photographer to be confirmed.
View sourceA catalogue for recognizing individuals, with contributions from Isabella Clegg.
Gulf of Penas · Recorded in June 2020
The orca catalogue
Context image. Provisional selection.
Photograph from the Patagonia Projects website catalogue; photographer to be confirmed.
View sourceScientific support during the 2015 mortality event, with Vreni Häussermann.
Gulf of Penas · 2015
The scientific responseSaoirse and crew
Aboard the Saoirse, navigation and science come together to study marine life in Patagonia’s fjords.
Captain
Sailor, explorer, photographer and co-founder of Patagonia Projects.
Provisional image. Photograph by Czeslaw, Pexels.
Captain
Sailor, explorer, writer and co-founder of Patagonia Projects.
Provisional image. Photograph by Grigore Scar, Pexels.
Scientific director
Marine biologist specializing in benthic biodiversity and Patagonian fjord ecosystems.
Provisional image. Photograph by Jean-Paul Wettstein, Pexels.
Scientific director
Marine biologist specializing in cetaceans and executive director of CEAZA.
Provisional image. Photograph by Rahib Hamidov, Pexels.
Scientific director
Evolutionary biologist and bioinformatician; scientific director and founder of Genómica Australis.
Provisional image. Photograph by Albin Biju, Pexels.
From her deck, the team brings navigation, observation and scientific work together on each voyage.
Photograph from the Patagonia Projects website catalogue; photographer to be confirmed.
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