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| Balearic Shearwater - typically for this species, it performed well in the wake. Photo by Phil Woollen |
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| Sabine's Gull by Phil Woollen |
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| This PZ trawler proved to be a magnate for seabirds, attracting among others, Great and Sooty Shearwaters. Photo by Phil Woollen |
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| Sooty Shearwater by Phil Woollen |
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| Great Shearwater - this bird showed very well. Photo by Phil Woollen |
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The above footage (taken with a tiny digi-camera) is a of a 150 lb Blue Shark - the heaviest caught off Scilly for over a decade. It wasn't particularly long (just over 8 ft) but it was very chunky with an impressive girth. It proved to be very aggressive, locking its powerful jaws into one of the wooden seat tops.
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On our way back to the quay, we encountered a large pod of Common Dolphin, many of which had fun riding the bow waves created by the hull of the MV Sapphires.
