MMO5F Australian – MMO Course – What cues to look for and units of measure for weather data

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<h5>Visual Cues to Marine Mammals</h5> <ul> <li>Splashes / breaking water</li> <li>A wave or water movement in the wrong direction</li> <li>Seabird groups feeding - hovering/ diving</li> <li>'Bait balls'</li> <li>Differences in the colour of the water</li> <li>‘Footprints’</li> <li>Whale breath (when observer downwind)</li> <li>Anything that breaks with continuity, e.g. current fronts...</li> </ul>

Visual Cues to Marine Mammals

Splashes / breaking water
A wave or water movement in the wrong direction
Seabird groups feeding - hovering/ diving
'Bait balls'
Differences in the colour of the water
‘Footprints’
Whale breath (when observer downwind)
Anything that breaks with continuity, e.g. current fronts...