After approximately two decades of slow recovery, the North Atlantic right whale population began declining in 2010.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, authoritative sources including NOAA statistical analysis, Marine Mammal Commission, New England Aquarium, and a peer-reviewed study, all consistently describing the recovery-then-decline pattern starting in 2010. [tier=gold indep_score=0.925 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- International Union for Conservation of Nature Updates ... (seed:environment_and_wildlife)
- https://www.mmc.gov/priority-topics/species-of-concern/north-atlantic-right-whale/ (corroboration)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6281934/ (corroboration)
- https://www.neaq.org/right-whale-population-declines-for-10th-straight-year/ (corroboration)
- https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.4307332 (corroboration)