In thispaper,wereportthediscoveryofaseventhnatural
whale fall,locatedoffthewesternAntarcticPeninsula(WAP),close
to theUnitedStatesAntarcticProgram'sPalmerStation.We
describe theconditionofthislargelyintactcarcassandthe
associated faunalassemblage.Thecarcassisthesouthernmost
(and highest-latitude)naturalwhalefallreportedtodateandis
also inanearlierstageofdecompositionthananyothernatural
whale fallpreviouslydescribed.