A killer whale makes a close-up inspection of a small boat off the NOAA ShipDAVID STARR JORDAN as it returns to the ship. The coxswain seems obliviousto the large marine mammal directly astern of the boat.
12/13/2018 1:47:51 PM
Photographer: Laura Morse
Affiliation: NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC
Location: Pacific Ocean Tropical
Subject: NOAA 200th Photo Contest