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Range and Habitat: |
Sea of Okhotsk and the Kuril Islands east through the Bering Sea and the Aleutians to the Gulf of Alaska | ||
Status under Law: |
Endangered (ESA) | ||
Conservation issues: |
Critically small population size, entanglement in fishing gear, offshore oil and gas exploration and development | ||
Physical characteristics: |
At Birth | At Maturity | |
Length | 4-4.6 m (13-15') |
17-18.3 m (56-60') |
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Weight | 910 kg (2,000 lb) |
Up to 90,000 kg (200,000 lb) |
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Age: |
Known to exceed 70 years | ||
Annual Report: |
For more information, see the North Pacific Right Whale section from the 2002 Annual Report
Download a copy: PDF (154 KB) |
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Additional Links: National Marine Fisheries Service - Stock Assessment Reports Alaska Fisheries Science Center - Detecting Right Whales Using Passive Acoustics in SE Bering Sea |
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