They were hunted in large numbers off the coasts of Norway and Scotland beginning in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and in 1885 alone, more than 700 were caught off Finnmark.
Mereka diburu dalam jumlah besar di pantai Norwegia dan Skotlandia semenjak akhir abad ke-19 dan awal abad ke-20, dan pada tahun 1885, lebih dari 700 paus sei dibunuh di Finnmark, Norwegia.