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Description
Attempting to rescue gray whales trapped in the ice in the Beaufort Sea. Theholes were cut by the rescuers to give the whales a breathing hole as theyattempted to lead them back to open water. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection)
Credit
NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection
Display Date
1988 October
Location
Alaska, Point Barrow area
Collection
Historic Fisheries