Antarctica 2023 - Drone Highlights + Whales

Описание: It's not every day the phone rings and you get offered a trip to Antarctica - but in January, that's exactly what happened.

Twelve days later we set off from Bluff as part of the Muihiku ki Te Tonga research program led by Ngāi Tahu ki Murihiku & Dr Regina Eisert aboard the Heritage Adventurer on what would be an eye opening and life changing experience.

Aside from one underwater shot, this video is a drones eye view of some of the sights we saw down there. Our permit only allowed for flying for science purposes (filming marine mammals) or navigational assistance so I could only film opportunistically whilst transiting to or from a target species.

Massive thank you to Heritage Expeditions for running such a tight ship - truly an amazing operation. Also Drone Depot for supplying us with the gear to get the job done down there and every other job we do.

Our work continues the scientific research of the Top Predator Antarctic Research Program. This research was carried out under permits issued by the New Zealand Ministry and Trade and by the Department of Conservation (permit no. 103618-MAR and 103619-MAR).

Links:
https://www.murihikuregen.org.nz
https://instagram.com/tpaonice
https://dronedepot.co.nz
https://www.heritage-expeditions.com
Music: Eddie Vedder - Society - Into The Wild