Southern right whale survey 2019 low numbers, concerning?

Southern right whales are one of the favourite visitors along the Cape coast of South Africa. The name of the southern right whale is derived from the fact that they were the right whale to hunt in the whaling days. Southern right whales migrate to South Africa around August each year where they come to breed. At the end of the year, they return to the Southern Ocean between (50-60 degrees South) where they feed.