Underwater. Good long shot, RARE full body view of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). The blue whale slowly swims past a human swimmer who is getting underwater video. See face and eye and dorsal fin and tail, the entire whale passes by. Near the surface of the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California. The subspecies name is (Balaenoptera musculus musculus). This Baleen whale is attracted to this area by abundant krill (Euphausia pacifica), the water looks blurry because of all the krill. The water has many swimming particles in it, the krill or plankton are most obvious when sunlight is on them. Healthy Ocean. Marine mammal. Plankton. North America West Coast.

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