Editing Pygmy sperm whale (section)

==Conservation==
In 1985, the International Whaling Commission ended sperm whaling.<ref name=willis/>

The pygmy sperm whale is covered by the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas ([[ASCOBANS]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascobans.org/|title=ASCOBANS &#124; Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas|website=www.ascobans.org}}</ref> and the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area ([[ACCOBAMS]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://accobams.org/|title=Accobams News}}</ref> The species is further included in the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Conservation of the Manatee and Small Cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia ([[West African Aquatic Mammals Memorandum of Understanding|Western African Aquatic Mammals MoU]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cms.int/species/waam/index.htm|title=Species &#124; CMS|website=www.cms.int}}</ref> and the Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region ([[Pacific Islands Cetaceans Memorandum of Understanding|Pacific Cetaceans MoU]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pacificcetaceans.org/|title=Pacific Cetaceans|website=Pacific Cetaceans}}</ref>

As  not much is known about this species, as well as due to the whaling and conservation laws in place for marine mammals, it is listed as "lower risk least concern" in the IUCN Red list.<ref name=willis/> However, it faces some modern day issues; it is one of the most common stranded species in Florida sound. Due to its slow-moving and quiet nature, the species is at a higher risk of boat strikes.<ref name=scott>{{cite journal |last1=Scott |first1=Michael D. |last2=Campbell |first2=Walton B. |last3=Whitaker |first3=Brent R. |last4=Nicolas |first4=John R. |last5=Westgate |first5=Andrew J. |last6=Hohn |first6=Aleta A. |title=A note on the release and tracking of a rehabilitated pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) |journal=Journal of Cetacean Research and Management |date=January 2001 |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=87–94}}</ref> Its small size also allows for it to become a byproduct of commercial fishing, caught in [[Seine fishing|seine nets]].<ref name=willis/> Anthropogenic noise caused by military activity and shipping is another issue affecting this species, as it echolocates. Pygmy sperm whales have also repeatedly been found stranded with plastic in their stomachs.<ref name=scott/>