We're back at sea and the new team of people that joined in Brest are getting used to life onboard. Up early today, we're all enthusiastic about the next leg of the tour and continuing our work to stop pair trawlers from killing common dolphins in the Channel. But who are the new kids in the block?

I have replaced Greggy as the second cameraman, photographer and editor on board. I am also taking over from the "weblog king" Willie.

The rest of the new crew are:

Louise, a press officer from the UK office who replaces Niall. She has sailed twice before on the MV Esperanza - during the campaign to create marine reserves in the North Sea last year, and also when the Esperanza tracked a shipment of weapons grade plutonium from the US to France in October last year.

Then there is Stan who is the new logistics chap replacing Frank. Stan has been around Greenpeace for many years covering numerous campaigns and has sailed on all the Greenpeace ships.

Chris and Penny are volunteer activists from the UK who will be joining the ship's crew to help stop pair trawlers.

We also have a new cook in the galley! Finnish born Marko has joined us to create wonderful culinary delights twice a day. He is a real character who has sailed many times onboard. This trip he has an assistant cook, Natalie, who is French and is finding it all very new - this is her first time at sea with Greenpeace.

The engine room crew don't miss out either with Slava from Russia and Manus joining.

Hopefully all the new crew will write personal biogs of themselves in the coming days and we'll add them to the Meet the team page.

The sea is so calm today (pictured) and we are even graced with sunshine! Dolphins have been riding alongside us for the last hour and we have just come across a number of pair trawlers. We will certainly be launching boats shortly to identify them...

David, Comms logistics