We would like to draw attention to a fin whale spotted during the 2018 spring expedition hold under our yearly Edmaktub Rorqual Project. This fin whale was found in the North West Mediterranean (Southward Barcelona) with a clear deformity in its caudal peduncle. It was a male, sized around 14 meters (pretty much the size of our research boat). The animal was able to swim, but if you pay attention to the rippling water surface, the efficiency was at certain degree compromised. Although it could be associated with a pathological process or malformation, we believe that this deformity, could be the result of an old boat collision. This area of the W. Mediterranean suffers from heavy marine traffic, seasonally high presence of fin whales and probably many more collisions than recorded. We would really appreciate any feed back, comments or thoughts about this animal. If any of you have photo ID this animal in other area we will also appreciate you contact us and share that information. See the drone video footage in the following link https://youtu.be/DqImLLzirko More information about the project in http://www.edmaktub.org/en/fin-whale-project/ Best regards, Eduard Degollada Bastos DVM PhD President Associació EDMAKTUB www.edmaktub.org <http://www.edmaktub.com> Facebook edmaktub edmaktub@edmaktub.com <mailto:edmaktub@edmaktub.com> edmaktub@edmaktub.org <mailto:edmaktub@edmaktub.com> tf +34 630038829