- Whaling - Wikipedia
Whaling is the hunting of whales for their products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the Industrial Revolution Whaling was practiced as an organized industry as early as 875 AD By the 16th century, it had become the principal industry in the Basque coastal regions of Spain and France The
- Whaling | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica
Whaling, the hunting of whales for food and oil Although once widely conducted, whaling has declined since the mid-20th century, when whale populations began to drop catastrophically Learn more about the history and process of whaling as well as opposition to it
- History of Whaling | Why it Began and Where it is Now
Whaling is the act of hunting whales for their meat, bones and blubber which are used to make various products and chemicals such as transmission fluid, candles, margarine, jewelry, toys and tools
- Life onboard a Whaleship - New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park . . .
Whaling expeditions grew longer as New Bedford vessels expanded their hunting grounds to the Pacific and Arctic oceans By 1851, voyages averaged 46 months, which became a hardship on married whalemen
- Whaling — WWF Protecting Whales Dolphins Initiative
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is charged with regulating whaling and addressing the vast number of other threats to whales, dolphins and porpoises in our oceans such as shipping, climate change and bycatch
- Information and facts about whaling - Whale Dolphin Conservation USA
Find out more about the countries involved in whaling, how many whales are being killed and how whaling is regulated by the International Whaling Commission
- Whaling History – Connecting All Things Whaling
For a general overview of whaling and whaling history, here are some resources to start your exploration Each of them takes a different approach: a narrative, a collection of artifacts and maps, a timeline, a collection of topics, a work of literature
- How Whaling Works - HowStuffWorks
This article will take a look at the history and evolution of whaling, the impact it has had on the species and the ongoing battle to enforce the International Whaling Commission's (IWC's) ban on commercial whaling
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