The fin whale population has doubled since the 1970s due to reduced catches in the North Atlantic and international bans on commercial whaling.
Sources
- Learn how species that faced extinction are bouncing back (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://iucn.org/news/species/201811/fin-whale-mountain-gorilla-recovering-thanks-conservation-action-iucn-red-list (iucn.org)
- https://maritime-executive.com/article/whale-conservation-success-highlighted-in-iucn-red-list-update (maritime-executive.com)
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