Johannes Fischer
Wellington, New Zealand
Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
PhD candidate
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A new species to science
Often in science, several projects run along side each other. This was the case during the field trips on which we collected GLS tags from the Flying Penguins funded by you. To be specific, we susp...
One year later
November 2017, two years after we deployed the first tags and one year after we collected those tags - thanks to all you lovely donors, the team is back on the Whenua Hou! We apologize for the radi...
The roundup of the 2016/17 season
It has been an incredible Flying Penguin season, but it has now come to an end. The team just returned from the second and final trip to Codfish Island. Unfortunately, no additional tagged birds we...
The third week of fieldwork: the RA's viewpoint
Here is the last retrospective update from our first Flying Penguin trip of the season! Just like in the previous two updates, Jesse Golden, the Research Assistant (RA), shares his views:"The days ...
The second week of fieldwork: more from the RA
Another week has passed. Hear more about the Codfish Island experiences from Jesse, the Research Assistant (RA), in retrospect!"Gone are the long, sunny days and dark, moonless nights. Now our day...
The first week of fieldwork: the RA's viewpoint
To change the tone a bit, this lab note is provided by Jesse Golden, the Research Assistant (RA) for the South Georgian Diving Petrel Project’s first field trip! Here he describes his experiences a...
The first results!
The team has returned to their respective hometowns and everyone has caught up on the much-needed sleep, hence it's time for a new lab note sharing the first results from the field!The first field ...
Back from the field!
The team has just landed on the New Zealand mainland and I am very happy to report that this three-week trip has gone exceptionally smoothly! And this was all thanks to you, the supporters of the F...
Almost ready!
The team has now come together in the Southern-most town of mainland New Zealand: Invercargill. The gear is clean, the paperwork is done, the meetings are over, and we are all extremely excited to ...
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