Commercial whaling (distinguished from ASW by its participants, purpose, scale, and techniques) began in the 11 th century with the Basque inhabitants of the French and Spanish coastlines of the Bay ...

So went a popular toast when Nantucket, Massachusetts, was still the center of the whaling industry in the early 19th century. But times were changing: Whale populations in the North Atlantic had ...

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) allows for whaling on otherwise protected animals when it is conducted by certain indigenous people to satisfy subsistence needs. The rules for aboriginal ...

Those are referred to as "whaling" attacks (because they're going after the really big fish), and if you're in a senior position within your company, you may be a target. Spokeo shares what you ...

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/whaling-interview-dr-tim-d-smith/ As part of the decade long Census of Marine Life project, Dr. Tim D. Smith ...

Fastening harpoon points, Courtesy: Library of Congress Shore whaling is taken up at Southampton, Long Island. The fledgling industry is manned by Native Americans, who are paid a percentage based ...