- Whaling - Wikipedia
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 industry spread throughout the world and became very profitable in terms of trade and resources
- 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
- Big Fish: A Brief History of Whaling - Education
A brief article on the not-so-brief history of whaling, its culture, and the need to protect whale species today
- 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
- 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
- Whaling - National Museum of American History
American whaling flourished from the late 1700s through the mid-1800s Hundreds of ships left American ports, hunting the planet’s largest living creatures Commercial whaling began in the Atlantic, but as whale populations declined, the chase spread to the Pacific and Arctic oceans While whalebone and ivory were valuable, a whaler’s main profits came from the oil derived from whale blubber
- » Whaling History
Learn which whales were hunted and why; how they captured and processed them; how technology changed the industry Learn the early beginnings of North American whaling through to the Great Age of Yankee Whaling Learn about the isolated society and daily life aboard a whaleship
- The Horrific Impact of Whaling: A Deep Dive into Environmental . . .
Whaling is a cruel and outdated practice that continues to devastate marine ecosystems, defy international law, and cause immense suffering to highly intelligent creatures This article exposes the harsh realities…
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