🔬 Commercial Whaling Nearly Erased Them, Blue And Fin
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: Phys.org · 1 min read · · Updated
What actually happened
More than 40 years after the end of commercial whaling, new research reveals a recent increase in sightings of the world's two largest whale species in the southeastern Atlantic. The findings, published in the African Journal of Marine Science, compiled more than 60 years of confirmed sightings and strandings from Namibia and South Africa's west coast. Although overall numbers remain low, sightings of both species have increased markedly in recent years—with 95% of observations recorded since 2012.
Key points
- More than 40 years after the end of commercial whaling, new research reveals a recent increase in sightings of the world's two largest whale species in the southeastern Atlantic.
- The findings, published in the African Journal of Marine Science, compiled more than 60 years of confirmed sightings and strandings from Namibia and South Africa's west coast.
- Although overall numbers remain low, sightings of both species have increased markedly in recent years—with 95% of observations recorded since 2012.
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