Monitoring of the By the Wind Sailors

  1. Frequency
  2. Often With ...
  3. Distribution
  4. Mass Washups

Frequency

Are they more frequently seen in certain months of the year?

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Often With ...

Which other Blue Fleet Members are they often recorded with?

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I have usually seen these and blue bottles together and alot of obs show both on the same day in the same location.

Posted by tangatawhenua over 6 years ago
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Distribution

The by the wind sailors are the second most common of the Blue Fleet that wash up on our shores, having been recorded from Cape Reinga to the bottom of the South Island. None have been recorded found around Stewart Island yet.

How often are they recorded monthly?

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Looking at the distribution map on the East Coast of New Zealand they have only been recorded as found in
Henderson Bay - Otaipango, Real Far North
Wainuiototo Bay, Corromandal
Akito, Heretaunga
Around Christchurch and down by Invercargill.

If you are ever on the East Coast of either island keep a sharp lookout for these so we can get more obs for the vast areas where there is no data available :)

Posted by tangatawhenua over 6 years ago
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Mass Washups

Records of mass washups

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It seems that at the moment there are mass washups of these

7 Oct 2017, Foxton - https://inaturalist.nz/observations/8287955
14 October 2017 Rahotu Beach - https://inaturalist.nz/observations/8395636

One week to travel from Foxton to Rahotu or a different event?

13 October 2017, reports of lots in Greymouth but the article does not say what day this occured.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11932797

Posted by tangatawhenua over 6 years ago

12 October 2017, Owhiro Bay, Wellington Mass Washup
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/8396004

Posted by tangatawhenua over 6 years ago

12 October 2017, Kakamatua Beach, Manukau Harbour Bethells/Te Henga
Not a NW obs but info found here https://inaturalist.nz/observations/8396004

Posted by tangatawhenua over 6 years ago

14 October 2017, Makara Beach, Wellington
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/8402946

Posted by tangatawhenua over 6 years ago
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