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Description

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostata) . At the time of this photo,precautionary quotas had been established by the International WhalingCommission to help assure survival of the species. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection)

Credit

NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection

Display Date

1973