Steve,
I've been feeling guilty for ages about not getting back to you. Thanks for your words on the pelagic last year. It was actually your paper that inspired me to do it. In fact, we're off again next week...this time hoping to coincide with some of the more interesting summer birds down there. Hoping a better chance for Pygmy Right Whale as well. Best, Simon.
It was very interesting to read your trip report - did a similar trip in 1985 on the old CSIRO research ship "Soela" to this location. The birds seem to still be similar in terms of abundance. See my paper in EMU (Vol 86 pp 239-244). Cheers, Steve Blaber.,