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SEATTLE The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued an emergency rule ordering commercial whale watch tours to stay farther away from an unwell baby orca to help her survive.
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North Atlantic right whales have reduced in size by 1m since the 1980s when aerial tracking began, say experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in California.
Whales are largely protected from direct catch, but many populations numbers still remain far below what they once were. A study published in the journal Current Biology on June 3 suggests that, in addition to smaller population sizes, those whales that survive are struggling. As evidence, they find that right whales living in the North Atlantic today are significantly shorter than those born 30 to 40 years ago.