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Whaling catches of Antarctic blue whales (blue) and pygmy blue whales (red) in the southern hemisphere, with assumed boundaries in black between each. Acronyms denote each of the currently assumed blue whale populations: central Indian ocean (CIO, Sri Lanka), south‐west Indian Ocean (SWIO, Madagascar), south‐east Indian Ocean (SEIO, Australia/Indonesia), south‐west Pacific Ocean (SWPO, New Zealand). Key land stations in and near the pygmy blue whale region are labeled.
