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Whale Population Recording Sheet - Answer Key

Directions: Calculate the losses and populations for your whale species over the course of three years, assuming a 12 percent decline in population each year. Note: If you get answers with a decimal, round to the nearest whole number. If the decimal is 0.5 or greater, round up. If the decimal is less than 0.5, round down.

Reference: Whale Populations

Species Name Latest Level
(see Whale Populations)
Losses Year 1 Level Losses Year 2 Level Losses Year 3 Level
Blue 11,700 1,404 10,296 1,236 9,060 1,087 7,973
Bowhead 7,800 936 6,864 824 6,040 725 5,315
Bryde's 43,000 5,160 37,840 4,541 33,299 3,996 29,303
Fin 110,000 13,200 96,800 11,616 85,184 10,222 74,962
Gray 18,000 2,160 15,840 1,901 13,939 1,673 12,266
Humpback 10,000 1,200 8,800 1,056 7,744 929 6,815
Minke 880,000 105,600 774,400 92,928 681,472 81,777 599,695
Right 3,200 384 2,816 338 2,478 297 2,181
Sei 54,000 6,480 47,520 5,702 41,818 5,018 36,800
Sperm 1,950,000 234,000 1,716,000 205,920 1,510,080 181,210 1,328,870

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