Curiosity/ blue whale

The blue whale  

The blue whale is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. At 30 meters in length and 180 metric tons, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed.

How many blue whales are left?
    A 2002 report estimated there were 5,000 to 12,000 blue whales worldwide. The IUCN( International Union for Conservation of Nature )  estimates that there are probably between 10,000 and 25,000 blue whales worldwide today. Before whaling, the largest population was in the Antarctic, numbering approximately 239,000 (range 202,000 to 311,000).

How much dose there meat sell for 
    As of 2006, in Japan, 5,560 tons of whale meat worth ¥5.5 billion is sold in every year( $71,341,574.55 )