Whaling - The history of whaling

Whaling is the hunting and killing of whales. Historically, poor conservation management by many nations led to far more whales being killed than could be sustained and to near extinction of several species. Whales are killed by firing a harpoon near the head of the animal. An explosive charge inside the harpoon then explodes beneath the whale's skin, killing it. International cooperation on whaling regulation started in 1931 and a number of bi- and multi-lateral agreements now exist in this area, the International Convention f ...

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• Whaling - The history of whaling
• Whaling - Modern Whaling
• Whaling - International Whaling Commission
• Whaling - Whaling nations
• Whaling - The arguments for and against whaling
• Whaling - Conservation status
• Whaling - Organic growth; Method of killing
• Whaling - The economic argument
• Whaling - Intelligence
• Whaling - Fishing

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Main article: History of whaling Humans have hunted whales since time immemorial. The oldest records of whale hunts are rock carvings found in South Korea that date back to 6000 BC. Since that time, whalers have grown ever more technically sophisticated. Historical whaling can be divided into six main stages, some of them overlapping: The Basque fishery (1400-1700): Hunting in the North Atlantic by Europeans; the Atlantic Northern Right Whale was a major target. The Atlantic Arctic fishery (1600-1900): Hun ...

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Whaling, Whaling - The history of whaling, Whaling - Modern Whaling, Whaling - International Whaling Commission, Whaling - Whaling nations, Whaling - The arguments for and against whaling, Whaling - Conservation status, Whaling - Organic growth; Method of killing, Whaling - The economic argument, Whaling - Intelligence, Whaling - Fishing

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Although whale oil has little commercial value today, whale meat has come to be considered a delicacy, particularly in Japan and Norway. The primary species hunted today is the Minke Whale, the smallest of the baleen whales. Recent scientific surveys estimate a population of 180,000 in the central and North East Atlantic and 700,000 around Antarctica. Whaling - International Whaling Commission. Main art ...

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Whaling, Whaling - The history of whaling, Whaling - Modern Whaling, Whaling - International Whaling Commission, Whaling - Whaling nations, Whaling - The arguments for and against whaling, Whaling - Conservation status, Whaling - Organic growth; Method of killing, Whaling - The economic argument, Whaling - Intelligence, Whaling - Fishing

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Although whale oil has little commercial value today, whale meat has come to be considered a delicacy, particularly in Japan and Norway (though up to the 1980's, whale meat was considered to be inferior to beef in Norway.) The primary species hunted today is the Minke Whale, the smallest of the baleen whales. Recent scientific surveys estimate a population of 180,000 in the central and North East Atlantic and 700,000 around Antarctica. Whaling - International Whaling Commission. Main art ...

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Whaling, Whaling - The history of whaling, Whaling - Modern Whaling, Whaling - International Whaling Commission, Whaling - Whaling nations, Whaling - The arguments for and against whaling, Whaling - Conservation status, Whaling - Organic growth; Method of killing, Whaling - The economic argument, Whaling - Intelligence, Whaling - Fishing

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Whaling - Conservation status. The sharpest point of debate over whaling today concerns the conservation status of hunted species. Today there is widespread agreement around the world that it is morally wrong to exterminate a species of animal for food. The past mismanagement of whale stocks has depeleted the overall whale population to a significant extent and four species of whale are still endangered. As the graph to the right indicates, the conservation status of whales are strongly correlated with the past h ...

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Whaling, Whaling - The history of whaling, Whaling - Modern Whaling, Whaling - International Whaling Commission, Whaling - Whaling nations, Whaling - The arguments for and against whaling, Whaling - Conservation status, Whaling - Organic growth; Method of killing, Whaling - The economic argument, Whaling - Intelligence, Whaling - Fishing

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