Pygmy killer whale releases [Image 2 of 3]

MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES

07.11.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexandria Obrien 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

Teams from the Institute of Marine Mammal Studies keep a pygmy killer whale hydrated while they prep it for release into the Gulf of Mexico, July 11, 2016. Personnel from NOAA, Navy Marine Mammal program and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress also participated in the mammal’s release.
- U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lexie Preston.

• Date Taken: 07.11.2016
• Date Posted: 07.12.2016 16:29
• Photo ID: 2717662
• VIRIN: 160711-G-QU445-004
• Resolution: 1500x1001
• Size: 1.02 MB
• Location: MISSISSIPPI, US