DATE: October 10, 2007 15:13:49 PST
whale tracking operation photos
  

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Date: 10 October 2007

 

Whale Tracking Operation Photos

 Santa Barbara, Calif. (Sept. 29, 2007)- A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Channel Island National Marine Sanctuary Scientist scans for blue whales from the observation window of a Coast Guard C-130, from Air Station Sacramento, flying off of the Santa Barbara coast. The scientists and air crew spent more than eight hours in the air investigating blue whale locations. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Anderson


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Santa Barbara, Calif. (Sept. 29, 2007)- Two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Channel Island National Marine Sanctuary Scientists look for blue whales off of the Santa Barbara coast from the bay door of a Coast Guard C-130 from Air Station Sacramento while Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Buller, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class James Bastick, right, provide safety oversight. The scientists and air crew spent more than eight hours in the air documenting blue whale locations. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Anderson.  

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 For more information about operations in the Santa Barbara area please click here
 

 

 

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