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Japanese whalers flensing a minke whale on the deck of the Nisshin Maru research ship, Southern Ocean, 2005.
Japanese whalers flensing a minke whale on the deck of the Nisshin Maru research ship, Southern Ocean, 21 .12. 2005
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Location: Southern Ocean
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