Today we had an amazing dive at North Meyer Island – we encountered lush meadows of brown and red alga with the occasional dash of florescent orange. The volume and extent of algae we observed today has not previously been

We woke to the nearby calls of boobies and ternlets hovering above the Braveheart. We left Macauley Island the previous evening and dropped anchor just after 6am and we’re now sitting alongside the Meyer Islands, just off the north coast

Today we woke to fair weather and the white cliffs and lava flows that surround Macauley Island. After yesterday’s shake down dives, today was the day for the film team and the science team to hit top gear. Boats raced

The Great Humpback Whale Trail team is now safely back on the mainland after 13 days of very successful fieldwork. Videographer Steve Hathaway has prepared a short video of some of the highlights of our work at Raoul – many

Here is the most recent map of the progress of whales on The Great Humpback Whale Trail. As you can see, many of the whales are now well on their way to their Antarctic feeding grounds. We received data from

Today we continued our long journey north following the Kermadec Ridge, but more importantly, we have come upon land! First we passed Havre Rock and L’Esperance rock at dawn; then Curtis Islands and Cheeseman after lunch; and Macaulay this evening

The expedition has begun. Seventeen crew, scientists and documentary makers on board the RV Braveheart. Mountains of diving, sampling and camera equipment stowed below deck. Following a giant game of boat packing Tetris, the RV Braveheart departed Tauranga 18 October

This is the seabird team’s final blog from Raoul Island. It was back in May when Rochelle said it looked like the whole whale expedition idea was going to happen and there would be a ‘taxi ride’ to do seabird

The Great Humpback Whale Trail field work is now completed. Our two weeks at Raoul has been in the planning stages for many years – but good things take time. In 2010, I was part of a Southern Ocean Research