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(third from top on right)

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- http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/cetaceans/about/sei_whale/

- http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=192

- https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/to-do/wildlife/sei-whale

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- They can be helped by buying seafood that is MSC certified
- Spreading awareness about their endangerment
- NMFS created a final recovery plan in 2011
- Protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
- Also protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973

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- Consumer
- Maintains stable plankton population
- Will eat nearly anything, and eat where food is in abundance.
- Mainly consumes zooplankton and small fish
- Only natural predators are Orcas (killer whales)

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- Targets for whalers
- By the mid 70s, they had became overfished
- Became protected in 1979
- Commercial whaling has been combated, but they're still subject to scientific whaling by places such as Japan

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- Prefer temperate waters in mid-latitudes
- Can be found in Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans
- Migrate towards lower latitudes in winter and higher latitudes in summer
- Can be found near the coast of North Carolina, in the Atlantic Ocean.

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- Long and slender
- Dorsal fins are well defined, hooked slightly, and are placed about 2/3 of the way down their back. They're also 25 - 61 cm.
- Often covered in oval shaped scars
- Head and jaw are both narrow and arched
- Dark dray color with pale underside
- 38 - 60 throat grooves
- 40 - 60 feet long
- Females are larger than males
- Pointed snout
- Swim in ponds of 3 - 5 animals
- Usually don't go deeper than 300m
- Communicate via low frequency pulses
- Stick to groups of 2 - 5 individuals
- Among the fastest crustaceans
- Can only spend 5 - 10 minutes at deep levels of the ocean