Blue Whale (1 of 2) (IMAGE) Oregon State University Caption Blue whale photograph taken during Oregon State University Marine Mammal Program's August, 2005 field season tagging Blue and Humpback whales off the central California coast for the Tagging of Pacific Pelagic (TOPP) research project. Credit Oregon State University Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.