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New research led by Norwegian gov't scientists shows that fin whales now* number ~50K in just one part of the Southern Ocean.

Link to the research paper too - www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Great recovery post-whaling.
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*well, about 5 years ago

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And, from the release - "The fin whale abundance estimate for the Scotia Sea wasย presented last week at the meeting of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission in Bled, Slovenia."

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