Abundance of West Coast Gray Whales Increases, But Reason Why is "Open Question"
Annual counts of migrating Pacific gray whales — the mammal that holds the record for longest migration every year — appear to show a significant increase in population over last year, good news for the beleaguered species, which has been the subject of a recent unusual mortality event and navigates areas of the ocean under severe changes due to climate change.
Researchers at NOAA Fisheries’ Southwest Fisheries Science Center released a new abundance estimate for Eastern North Pacific gray whales of between 15,930 to 20,530...
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