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Dr. Tero Härkönen and the seal team work on an extra large net for leopard seals. Dr. Härkönen cut these two spruce poles from his yard back in Sweden. He said they would be very strong and lightweight and that is just what the team needs to create a net strong enough to hold a 900-pound leopard seal. Aboard the icebreaker Oden.

Credit to read: Photo by Jeff Peneston (PolarTREC 2008/2009), Courtesy of ARCUS

Photographer: Jeff Peneston
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Year: 
2008
Program: 
PolarTREC
Region: 
Southern Ocean
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6.3mm
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1930569
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image/jpeg
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f/3.3
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2304
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3072
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PENTAX Corporation
Model: 
PENTAX Optio W20
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1/50s
ISO: 
125

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