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Humpback whale (Megaptera novae angliae), 37-foot female beingreadied for flensing

Description

Humpback whale (Megaptera novae angliae), 37-foot female beingreadied for flensing. Note barnacles (Coronula diadema) at anterior end.

Credit

NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection

Photographer

V. B. Scheffer

Location

Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Akutan

Collection

Historic Fisheries