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Gray whale migration along North America’s West Coast has been decreasing in recent years, according to a new NOAA Fisheries report. The population is currently down 38% from its high in 2015 and 2016, experts are investigating the causes.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries said the most recent count put the gray whale population at 16,650, down 38% from its peak in 2015-16.
Researchers raised concerns over the declining population of gray whales off the western U.S. According to the latest report, researchers found a declining population of gray whales off the western U.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries said the most recent count put the gray whale population at 16,650, down 38% from its peak in 2015-16.
Researchers say the number of gray whales off western North America has continued to fall over the last two years, a decline that resembles previous population swings over the past several decades.