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Description
Humpback whale (Megaptera novae angliae), 37-foot female beingreadied for flensing. Note barnacles (Coronula diadema) at anterior end. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection | V. B. Scheffer)
Credit
NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection
Photographer
V. B. Scheffer
Location
Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Akutan
Collection
Historic Fisheries