March 16, 2015 — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries:
A recently published journal article co-authored by NOAA Fisheries scientists Phil Clapham and Yulia Ivashchenko is providing new insights into the extent of industrial whaling. Clapham and Ivashchenko worked with Robert Rocha, director of science programs, at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts, to produce the first global estimate of the number of whales killed by industrial hunts in the 20th century – an astounding 3 million whales. Click here to read more about NOAA Fisheries Scientists work and the published paper.