Dear colleagues, We are investigating the occurrence of a skin anomaly (blackened area with white border) on the dorsal fins of sei whales; please see the below link for photos. We are looking for anyone with a biopsy sample of a fin with this anomaly, or records of similar sightings of sei, or other, whales. https://docs.google.com/a/noaa.gov/present/edit?id=0AQTg4dMY4DE3ZGNjcDk5a3Nf... (if link doesn't work initially, please copy and paste the whole link directly into your browser) Thank you in advance, Siri Hakala -- Siri Hakala Protected Resources Division Southwest Fisheries Science Center National Marine Fisheries Service/ NOAA 3333 N. Torrey Pines Ct. La Jolla, CA 92037 USA phone: 858-546-7166 fax: 858-546-7003 e-mail: Siri.Hakala@noaa.gov website: http://swfsc.noaa.gov/prd/