Photo by Kristen Wong | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 02.22.2014
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Nicholas, a Navy diver with Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 and volunteer for the Sanctuary Ocean Count project, holds a ruler for measuring the approximate size of a whale, and a pair of binoculars to spot whales in Kaneohe Bay at Pyramid Rock Beach, Feb. 22, 2014. The annual Sanctuary Ocean Count project, coordinated through the National Oceanic and......
Photo by Kristen Wong | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 02.22.2014
Heidi Hirsh, a volunteer for the 2014 Sanctuary Ocean Count project, monitors Kaneohe Bay for whales, Feb. 22, 2014. The annual Sanctuary Ocean Count project, coordinated through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, monitors the endangered humpback whale, which migrates to Hawaii between November and April. The counts......
Photo by Kristen Wong | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 02.22.2014
Volunteers and site leaders enjoy the sun and chat while participating in the 2014 Sanctuary Ocean Count project at Pyramid Rock Beach, Feb. 22, 2014. The annual Sanctuary Ocean Count project, coordinated through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, monitors the endangered humpback whale, which migrates to Hawaii......
Photo by Kristen Wong | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 02.22.2014
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Nicholas, a Navy diver with Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 and volunteer for the Sanctuary Ocean Count project, measures the approximate size of a whale with a ruler while observing it in Kaneohe Bay at Pyramid Rock Beach, Feb. 22, 2014. The annual Sanctuary Ocean Count project, coordinated through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hawaiian......
Photo by Kristen Wong | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 02.22.2014
Kimberly Hitchcock, a volunteer for the Sanctuary Ocean Count project, keeps track of whale sightings and behaviors in Kaneohe Bay from a Coast Guard tower at Pyramid Rock Beach, Feb. 22, 2014. The annual Sanctuary Ocean Count project, coordinated through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, monitors the endangered......
Photo by Kristen Wong | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 02.22.2014
Lori Domingo (left) and Heidi Hirsh, who are volunteers for the 2014 Sanctuary Ocean Count project, look for whales in Kaneohe Bay, Feb. 22, 2014. The annual Sanctuary Ocean Count project, coordinated through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, monitors the endangered humpback whale, which migrates to Hawaii between......
Photo by Kristen Wong | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 02.22.2014
Volunteers and site leaders watch for whales for the 2014 Sanctuary Ocean Count project at Pyramid Rock Beach, Feb. 22, 2014. On Oahu, there are more than 20 different sites designated for whale counting. Two sites are aboard MCB Hawaii: Atop the Coast Guard-owned tower at Pyramid Rock Beach and at Mokapu Point near Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, both restricted areas. The annual......
