These photos were taken during field seasons tagging blue whales off the coast of southern California and at the Costa Rica dome in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. This research has been featured in the March 2009 issue of National Geographic Magazine and in the TV documentary Kingdom of the Blue Whale that premiered March 8th, 2009 on the National Geographic Channel.

Blue whale surfaces in the shipping lanes of the Santa Barbara Channel.
Blue whale surfaces in the Santa Barbara Channel.
Blue whale diving near the R/V Pacific Storm in the Santa Barbara Channel, California
Two blue whales passing each other in the Santa Barbara Channel
Blue whales showing their tall blows in the Santa Barbara Channel
Blue whale diving in the Santa Barbara Channel
Blue whale diving in the Santa Barbara Channel
Blue whale diving in the Santa Barbara Channel in front of Erin Oleson and John Calambokidis
Blue whale surfaces near the Research Vessel Pacific Storm in the Santa Barbara Channel, California.
Blue whale surfaces with blow at the Costa Rica Dome
Blue whale surfaces at the Costa Rica Dome
Blue whale showing its flukes at the Costa Rica Dome
Blue whale with the R/V Pacific Storm in the background at the Costa Rica Dome
Blue whale diving next to John Schaefers, Willi Schlechter, and John Calambokidis
Blue whale with unusual dorsal fin at the Costa Rica Dome
Blue whale surfaces at the Costa Rica Dome
Blue whale mother with calf surfaces at the Costa Rica Dome
Nearly white blue whale surfaces in the Santa Barbara Channel

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