Hiroko Benko 2013 03-16 SB Harbor-168
megaptera novaeangliae rope 2012 09-22 sb channel-168
The distinguishing entanglement scar we use to identify this large female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) we call Rope.
Two Humpback Whales.
A tail, a dorsal hump and a spout:  three views of Humpback Whales at the same time.
Megaptera novaeangliae BREACH 2010 07-22 SB Channel - 168
Another lunge feeding Humpback Whale.  The top of the head is on the right and the baleen can be seen hanging from the upper jaw.
The seiner Kay-D does some shipboard maintenance alongside the bait barge inside Santa Barbara Harbor.
Hiroko Benko 2013 03-16 SB Harbor-168
Hiroko Benko 2013 03-16 SB Harbor-168
Hiroko Benko 2013 03-16 SB Harbor-168
See photo in original gallery.