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This is a -news story about sea life. Scientists have reported that the of blue whales in the eastern Pacific Ocean are the they have been in over a . Researchers at the University of Washington report that there are now over 2,200 blue whales between Mexico and Alaska. Hunters killed nearly all the blue whales in that and were close to . Whaling became illegal in 1971 and the numbers of the world's largest started increasing. It has taken over 40 years for the blue whale to recover. Lead Dr Cole Monnahan was very happy at this positive . He said: "For us, this is a great conservation story."

Dr Monnahan said the number of 2,200 blue whales in the area might not rise any . He said: "Before this study, some people thought that number be going up, but if there were about 2,200 whales to begin with, then that is what the can support." Monnahan warned that the still needs to be protected, saying: "California blue whales are recovering because we took to stop catches and start monitoring. If we hadn't, the might have been pushed to extinction." He added that: "The of California blue whales from demonstrates the ability of blue whale populations to rebuild under management and conservation measures."

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