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Breaching right whale off Peurto Piramides.

Breaching right whale off Peurto Piramides.
Breaching right whale off Peurto Piramides.
Breaching right whale off Peurto Piramides.
Breaching right whale off Peurto Piramides.
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Stefanski, Stephanie
Breaching right whale off Peurto Piramides.
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08/07/2015
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Stephanie Stefanski, a PhD student in marine resource economics at Duke University, took this stunning photograph of a breaching southern right whale during fieldwork at the Peninsula Valdes World Heritage Site in Argentina that recently won the grand prize in WHOI's #OceanInMyLife Instagram contest. Stefanski's masters thesis examined the cost-benefit of seasonal closures and limitations on ship traffic and fishing activity compared to income from eco-toursim. According to Stefanski, "The focus of the right whale in the foreground against the backdrop of Puerto Piramides symbolizes this community's success in developing and sustaining responsible whale watching as a primary livelihood."
Photo by Stephanie Stefanski, Duke University
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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