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Description Humpback whales in North Pass between Lincoln Island and Shelter Island in the Lynn Canal north of Juneau, Alaska. This is a group of 15 whales that were bubble net fishing on 18 August 2007.
Date 18 August 2007
Source Own work
Author Evadb; Edit by jjron.

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