HUMPBACK WHALE IN SOUTHERN OCEAN SOUTHERN OCEAN ESPERANZA 7JAN08 - Humpback whale shows its fluke while feeding near the Antarctic ice edge in the Southern Ocean. Greenpeace is carrying out non-lethal research on whale populations in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary from their ship, Esperanza, while en-route to stop the Japanese whaling fleet from killing 935 Minke and 50 endangered Fin whales...jre/Photo by Jiri Rezac.. / GREENPEACE