Stock Photo - Adult humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae surfacing near researchers in Zodiac in the late evening at Siglufjörur, Iceland MORE INFO There are at least 80,000 humpback whales worldwide, with about 12,000 in the North Atlantic This species is considered ´least concern´ from a conservation standpoint, as of 2008 This is an improvement from vulnerable in the prior assessment Most monitored stocks of humpback whales have rebounded well since the end of commercial whaling including the North Atlantic where stocks are now believed to be approaching pre-hunting levels

Stock Photo: Adult humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae surfacing near researchers in Zodiac in the late evening at Siglufjörur, Iceland  MORE INFO There are at least 80.