Murre Carcasses Prince William Sound (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Murre Carcasses Prince William Sound

Caption

Dead murres are seen washed up in Prince William Sound’s Pigot Bay in the Gulf of Alaska on Jan. 7, 2016, after unusually warm Pacific Ocean conditions of 2014-2016.

Credit

David B. Irons/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Usage Restrictions

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License

Public Domain

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