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A fin whale passing by in still water.

A fin whale passing by in still water.
A fin whale passing by in still water.
A fin whale passing by in still water.
A fin whale passing by in still water.
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Linder, Christopher L.
A fin whale passing by in still water.
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05/08/2009
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This morning before breakfast, we left the ice and were greeted by a fin whale. These baleen whales can grow longer than 78 feet. The water was clear and flat as glass all day, which made even far-off mammals easy to spot. A pair of humpbacks showed their flukes several hundred yards in front of the ship. Steller sea lions popped their heads above water. Some minke whales showed a bit of back. Dozens of harbor porpoises swam in the distance.
Image of The Day caption:
During the International Polar year (2007-2009), biologist Carin Ashjian led a cruise to Bering Sea with a research team studying how climate change is affecting the Arctic s ocean ecosystem, from tiny plankton to whales. The cruise, part of a multi-institution resesarch effort about the Bering Sea, was on the Web as a Polar Discovery expedition, featuring daily dispatches and photographs from the six-week trip. Photographer Chris Linder captured this picture of a fin whale at the sea surface one calm early morning.
Photo by Chris Linder
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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