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Natalie Schmitt from AAD transferring a whale blubber sample for DNA analysis

Credit: Dave Allen, NIWA, NZ-Aus Antarctic Ecosystems voyage

Natalie Schmitt from AAD transferring a whale blubber biopsy sample for DNA analysis after a successful humpback whale biopsy operation near the Balleny Islands.