Sur les 69 baleines disséquées depuis 1983, 28 étaient atteintes d'une tumeur, certaines malignes, 37 souffraient de graves lésions au système digestif et 31 femelles avaient des lésions aux glandes mammaires.
Among those 69 whales they have dissected since 1983 they found: 28 had tumours, including malignant tumours; 37 had very bad lesions in their digestive systems; and 31 of the females had lesions on their mammary glands.