Loggerhead turtle

A sailfish (Istiophorus orientalis) 86 lb.; a striped marlin (Makaira mitsukurii 145 lb.; and bottom, a Pacific blue marlin (Makaira ampla) 136 lb. Taken by longlining near Clipperton Island.

Starfish dredging or scraping starfish off oyster beds.

Starfish (Astropecten duplicatus)

Description not available.

Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas)

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostata) . At the time of this photo, precautionary quotas had been established by the International Whaling Commission to help assure survival of the species.

Loggerhead turtle on the beach

Killer whale

Part of a killer whale pod investigating a hydrographic survey launch

Full body breach by humpback whale.

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

Killer whale and calf

Killer whale

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

Drawing of a bowhead whale by William Welsh, NOAA

Tying up the flukes of a finback whale to the bow of a commercial whaling vessel.

Gray whale breaching

Finback whale brain. Cerebrum at left, cerebellum at right.

Glottis, epiglottis, and esophagus of finback whale

Roof of mouth of finback whale

Pits within upper jaw of finback whale

External ear and external canal through blubber of finback whale

Dorsal fin of male finback whale

Right flipper of male finback whale

Tooth of sperm whale

Sperm whale teeth

Ear bones of finback and humpback whales

Organ of a male gray whale ante-copulo describing a graceful parabolic curve as it comes out of the whale on a roll.

Mating gray whales

Gray whale throwing flukes after series of blows on migration south past San Diego

Gray whales courting at surface preparatory to mating. Stuart Jewell of Disney Studio is taking pictures on left.

Gray whale spouting heavily while on migration south past San Diego. Donald Robinson, Superintendent of Cabrillo National Monument is on the left.

Gray whale traveling south on migration past San Diego. Stuart Jewell of Disney Studio on left.

Gray whale flukes thrown high on deep "sounding" dive following series of shallow dives and breaths.

Gray whale spy-hopping. M/V yacht GRAYLING on left

Gray whale plunging heavily at surface while running hard in front of row boat with outboard going at 10 knots.

Gray whale falling back after a high breach

Gray whale rising low out of water to look-see

Mating gray whales

Three adult gray whales, probably two males and one female, meandering along in social group preparatory to mating activities.

Three adult gray whales, probably two males and one female, plunging along at about ten knots being pursued by observers in row boat.

Gray whales mating

Gray whales mating

Gray whales in shallow water off San Ignacio Lagoon

Description not available.

Description not available.

Dead gray whale calf

Gray whale head covered with barnacles

Humpback whale flukes. Individual humpback whales can be identified by black and white patterns found on the undersides of their flukes. A great number of whales can be identified, catalogued, and resighted through opportunistic snapshots. A significant non-harassing tagging technique.