Oiled seal.

Oil covered seal

Mussel study area

Killer whale breaching

Killer whale spy hopping

Two killer whales in Prince William Sound

A pod of sea otters

Curious sea otters checking out the photographer

Sea otters on surface

Cleaning an oiled bird

Killer whales

Releasing a cleaned sea otter back to its natural environment

Marine bird squawking

Tufted puffin

Tufted puffin

Murre colony

Murre colony

Murre colony

Murre colony

Murre colony

Black oystercatcher

Black-legged kittiwakes with chick

Marine birds feeding

Sunset over Prince William Sound while sheen of oil is seen on surface of water

Rugged topography of southern Alaska

Rugged coastline of Prince William Sound area

Labyrinthine island with unique appearance from air

Late afternoon sun illuminates islands and mountains of Prince William Sound area

Rockbound shoreline of Prince William Sound area with wooded hillside

A small stream emptying to an arm of the sea

A glacier looming above a rocky point

Stunted trees and bushes growing from offshore rock reminiscent of bonsai garden

Reminder of World War II coastal defenses guarding entrance to Whittier area

Appears to be a fish ladder bypassing a natural waterfall

Driftwood on coastal meadow, a reminder of violent winter surf and storms

Driftwood, tree line, mountains and glacier

Boulders peaking above water surface in a Prince William Sound waterway

A golden glow suffuses the atmosphere while reflecting off the waters of Prince William Sound at sunset

Fog and mist reminiscent of an impressionist painting overlying waters, trees, mountain valleys of Prince William Sound

Mist below and glacier above while a high rocky peak dominates all.

Kayakers passing a rocky point

The NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN in the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks heading toward Lake Union from Puget Sound.

The 15th Avenue Bridge opening to allow the NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN passage into Lake Union.

The NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN traversing the cut into Lake Union from Puget Sound.

The RONALD H. BROWN approaching the pier at NOAA's Pacific Marine Center at the end of its around the world cruise from October 1998 to October 1999.

The Seattle skyline as seen from the NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN

The Seattle skyline as seen from the NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN

The Seattle skyline as seen from the NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN

The Seattle skyline as seen from the NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN

The Sumdum Glacier overlooking Holkham Bay