170901-N-EH218-048 PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (Sept. 1, 2017) Volunteers Sue Long, left, and Betsy Carlson, right, show variances in the vertebrae of a deceased gray whale to Martha Fleming, from Port Townsend, on the Marine Exhibit Pier at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. U.S. Naval Magazine Indian Island worked with the Port Townsend Marine Science Center to help facilitate natural tissue removal by providing safe anchorage for the deceased whale near its facility in Port Townsend Bay. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released)