Humpback Whale with raised flipper and fishing tackle rope on fin

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The fishing tackle was caught around the fin and obviously causing the humpback whale considerable distress. Rolled around a lot but nothing our captain could do to help it.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Baja California
Photo credit: © Ralph Todd / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: distress, fin, fishing, flipper, humpback, megaptera, novaeangliae, raised, rope, tackle, whale