Most notable observations of living
whales after the 1980s were of 17 or 18
whales along Primorsky Krai in late
October, 1989 (prior to this, a pair was reported swimming in the area in 1987), followed by the record of 14
whales in La Pérouse Strait on 13th, June in 1982 (in this strait, there was another
sighting of a pair in
October, 1987).