Navy AG2 Corey Schmaltz, an aerographer’s mate with a detachment from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center currently with the 17th Operational Weather Squadron, and a St. Louis, Mo., native, watches for humpback whale activity while participating in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary’s annual ocean count event on Feb. 27, 2016, aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii. During the watch, the volunteers monitor the water for signs of humpback whale activity, help record whale behaviors, complete a site map and contribute to public awareness about whale watch opportunities. The sanc
Navy AG2 Corey Schmaltz, an aerographer’s mate with a detachment from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center currently with the 17th Operational Weather Squadron, and a St. Louis, Mo., native, watches for humpback whale activity while participating in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary’s annual ocean count event on Feb. 27, 2016, aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii. During the watch, the volunteers monitor the water for signs of humpback whale activity, help record whale behaviors, complete a site map and contribute to public awareness about whale watch opportunities. The sanctuary strives to protect the growing population of humpback whales, as well as their habitats around the Hawaiian Islands, through education, community outreach, research and resource protection activities. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Thomas) Volunteers participate in annual ocean count 160227-M-SB674-014
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