Flip Nicklin / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) with researcher Bruce Mate attempting to attach satellite tag, Santa Barbara, California

Richard Herrmann / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) pectoral fin during surface feeding, San Diego, California

Flip Nicklin / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) satellelite-tagged as part of Bruce Mate's research, Santa Barbara Channel, California

Flip Nicklin / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) with researcher Bruce Mate on boat attempting to attach satellite tag, Santa Barbara, California