目前塞鯨的全球數量估計只有54,000條,大約只有商業捕鯨前的15%[10]。一份1991年於北大西洋進行的研究顯示這個區域僅有 4,000條[62]。這項研究採用的是一個通用的計算方法,稱為單位努力捕獲量(catch per unit effort,CPUE),試圖根據在特定單位時間內,努力捕獲的數量或重量來估計物種的總數量。這個方法在科學界遭到批評,而且不被認為是一個豐富的科學指引[63]。據說在1960年代至1970年代早期,挪威近海的塞鯨已經相當稀少,因為這個區域在19世紀末到第二次世界大戰間有大量的塞鯨被獵捕[64]。對於鯨魚消失一個可能的解釋是由於過度的濫捕[64],而另一個解釋則是:因為橈足類的數量於1960年代末在東北大西洋大幅的減少,導致塞鯨分布範圍的改變[65]。1987年在丹麥海峽的調查發現了1,290條塞鯨,在1989年則有1,590條[65]。新斯科細亞外海的塞鯨估計在1,393條與2,248條之間,估計的下限為870條[43]。
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