North Pacific Right Whale (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

North Pacific Right Whale

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An endangered right whale surfaces off Kodiak, Alaska, in 2005. Only about 30 right whales remain in the North Pacific, making among the world's most endangered whales.

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Brenda Rone/Alaska Fisheries Science Center

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CREDIT: Brenda Rone/Alaska Fisheries Science Center

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