(Photo: A. Mooney; CRC NMFS permit no. 15530)

Got em!  Dtagged a false killer whale!  The tag stayed on over 3 hrs (the programmed duration) which was fantastic. The animals led us into some very bumpy water, but we stayed with the radio beacon of the tag and found it. Greg Schorr did a fantastic job of actually tagging the whale, and helping us track and retrieve the tag. The picture to the right shows the tag (gold) being suction-cup attached to the whale via the carbon fiber pole.  More details to follow tomorrow.