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What are fin whales hunted for?

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What are fin whales enemies?

Fin Whales are hunted in Greenland with a limit of 19 per year.Collisions with ships are an additional major cause of Fin Whale mortality.


What types of whales are being hunted by japan?

Humpbacks, Fin whales, Bryde's whales and Gray whales, some of which are endangered species


What are the names of the fin whales fins?

Fin whales have two pectoral fins and a dorsal fin.


When was the fin whale over hunted?

The fin whales has been heavily exploited from the 1870s to the early 1960s, when stocks in the North Pacific and Southern Hemisphere collapsed. Fin whale stocks in the North Atlantic collapsed in the early 20th century.


Is a fin whale the only whale that mates with other whales?

No. Blue whales have mated with fin whales.


Are Fin Whales endangered?

Yes, fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) are classified as Endangered.


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In the summer fin whales migrate to cold waters and in the winter fin whales migrate to warm waters.


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How many fin whales are off California?

There are estimated to be 3,000 fin whales off California, Oregon and Washington.


How long were fin whales endangered?

Fin whales have been listed as endangered since the early 1970s. Fin whales populations in the North Atlantic, however, now number 53,000, close to its historic size.


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What did whales used to be hunted for?

They were hunted for meat and oil from their blubber.