Orca and Chinook Salmon (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Orca and Chinook Salmon

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A young southern resident killer whale chases a Chinook salmon in the Salish Sea near San Juan Island, Washington, in September 2017. Image obtained under NMFS permit #19091.

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John Durban/Southwest Fisheries Science Center (NOAA Fisheries); Holly Fearnbach/SR3; and Lance Barrett-Lennard/Vancouver Aquarium's Coastal Ocean Research Institute

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