Whale vertebrae wrapped up in derelict net. Whale had succumbed fairly recently to drowning while entangled as flesh was still associated with vertebrae.

Image ID: reef3009, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection
Location: Northwest Hawaiian Islands, Pearl and Hermes Atoll
Photo Date: 2004 July
Photographer: Dr. Dwayne Meadows, NOAA/NMFS/OPR


Category: Coral Reefs/Stress Debris/

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