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After commercial whaling nearly erased them, blue and fin whales are slowly reclaiming the southeast Atlantic
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.
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A study of more than six decades of confirmed blue and fin whale sightings and strandings along Namibia and South Africa’s west coast shows that, while overall numbers remain low, observations of both species have risen sharply, with 95 % of records occurring since 2012. The researchers compiled the data in the African Journal of Marine Science, concluding that the increase provides evidence the whales are slowly recovering from the severe depletion caused by 20th‑century commercial whaling. Dr. Bridget James, lead author, highlighted the significance of the trend for the ocean’s largest mammals.
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