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Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
A vaquita (Phocoena sinus) caught in a gill net with sharks and other fish...
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A bigeye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) hooked on a longline as...
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humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) caught in fishing line.
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