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Bookmark or Share- Whaling - WikipediaWhaling is the hunting of whales for their usable 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 ...
- Global whaling peaked in the 1960s - Our World in DataIntense whaling drove many of the world’s whale species close to extinction. But a dramatic decline in whale hunting since then has given them hopes of recovery.
- Whale Hunting Still Exists in 3 Countries, but It Is DecliningThree nations continue to hunt whales commercially, despite disappearing demand for whale meat and opposition from environmentalists and animal advocates. Here’s what you need to know about the declining whale industry, why it still exists — and the movement to stop whale hunting.
- Whales and Hunting - New Bedford Whaling MuseumLearn which whales were hunted and why; how they captured and processed them; how technology changed the industry. Why Hunted? Whaling was an exceptionally dangerous business both physically and economically. In the Yankee whale fishery injuries and death were common to almost every voyage. Many vessels were lost.
- Makah Tribe Wins Federal Approval to Hunt Gray WhalesThe Makah Tribe, which has long sought approval to resume hunting whales off the Washington State coast, won approval from federal regulators on Thursday to harvest as many as 25 gray whales...
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