Fewer fin whales spotted in Biscay, prompting fears for fish stocks

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Conservationists monitoring the animals' annual migration into Biscay said the second largest whale on the planet had not appeared in large numbers this summer.

While small numbers of fin whales arrived in the Bay as usual in May in the first phase of the migration, numbers turning up in July and August were far lower than in previous years, research charities Marinelife and Orca said.

Marinelife chairman Clive Martin said that on return ferry crossings from Portsmouth to Bilbao observers were spotting fewer than five whales, compared to the 50 to 100 animals they would normally see at this time of year. ...

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