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The International Whaling Commission (IMC) put them under full protection in 1966.
Exact estimates of present populations are unavailable, but it is thought that there are about
40,000 in the northern hemisphere and 15,000-20,000 in the southern hemisphere - a huge
reduction in original population levels.
For more detailed information visit: www.acsonline.org or www.blueoceansociety.org.
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