What can commercial whaling do to whales?
The Northern Right Whale (Eugalaena glacialis) “…all but eradicated by Norwegian whaling at the turn of the century. In the eastern North Pacific, it seems likely that the Soviets wiped out much of the remaining population in the early 1960’s.” Now listed as an Endangered Species, it is estimated that only about 300 of these whales remain. Scientists have expressed grave concern for this remnant population under threat due to high mortality from ship strikes and entaglement in fishing nets.
