Friday, August 16, 2013

August 16, 2013: A Friendly Whale

365 Project, Day 56
Here is my day fifty-six submission to my 365Project:

This humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) joined us and swam with the vessel for two hours today! I've never seen such a thing before and it certainly was fun having a whale accompany us for that long. Perfect for photo opportunities :) 




Fact of the day:
Today, the largest conservation issue for humpback whales are entanglement in fishing gear, ship strikes, and noise pollution. 

Read more about humpback whales and their conservation issues at NOAA's humpback whale webpage.


Here are some more photos from this interesting encounter:














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