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Contents: 61(1), 1999

Special Issue: The Great Whales:  History and Status of Six Species Listed as Endangered Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973, by Simona L. Perry, Douglas P. DeMaster, and Gregory K. Silber

Simona L. Perry was with the National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-0070.  Her current address is with the Species Recovery Council Northwest, 19229 11th Ave. NE, Shoreline, WA 98155.  Douglas P. DeMaster is the Director of the National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-0070.  Gregory K. Silber is with the Office Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

The Status of Endangered Whales:  An Overview

The Right Whales

The Humpback Whale

The Blue Whale, Pygmy Blue Whale, and the Antarctic or True Blue Whale

The Fin Whale

The Sei Whale

The Sperm Whale

Acknowledgments

Literature Cited

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