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Tom
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Next
on the scene was Tom Butcher, taking time off for a gap year in
his studies. Tom spent nearly four months assisting Elke and the
MCSS teams with a variety of jobs from mooring maintenance and
tagging whale sharks to data entry and aerial monitoring. During
this time he also managed to squeeze in a few games with the
Beau Vallon Volley Ball team. Tom is now at Sheffield University
in the UK “battling with an essay concerning the
socio-economic influences on public policy”..... I think
tagging whale sharks sounds much easier!
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Johan
Anderson |
Our
next volunteer was also an employed member of the team; Johan
Anderson was our well liked micro-pilot for the entire 2003
monitoring season from July right through to the end of October.
When Johan wasn’t flying he was also turning his skills to
other ways of supporting the MCSS whale shark monitoring
programme. During his four months with us Johan delved into the
arcane world of meteorology and spent many long hours dissecting
and analysing data from the Meteorological Office and comparing
this to the whale shark sighting occurrence records to identify
trends and patterns. His insight into this confusing aspect has
certainly been of great assistance. Johan is currently busy
running his hang-gliding school in South Africa.
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Anna
McDowell
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Anna McDowell joined us in October all the way from Australia;
unfortunately she was only with us for a very short time as she
had to cut short her stay due to a her mother becoming seriously
ill. During this period Anna was involved with whale shark
monitoring and plankton sampling; she is back in Australia and
we understand her mother is recovering.
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