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Inuit hunter with harpoon in Kayak, Hudson Bay, c. 1908–1914 Unaaq ᐅᓈᖅ, a harpoon used by Inuit, 172 cm (68 in; 5.64 ft) long, MHNT. A harpoon is a long, spear-like projectile used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other hunting to shoot, kill, and capture large fish or marine mammals such as seals, sea cows, and whales.
The Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, Space & Security).The AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM) and later AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack Missile – Expanded Response) are cruise missile variants.
Swordfish were harvested by a variety of methods at small scale (notably harpoon fishing) until the global expansion of long-line fishing. They have been fished widely since ancient times in places such as the Strait of Messina, where they are still fished with traditional wooden boats called feluccas and are part of the cuisine in that area.
The Harpoon 6.2 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. The construction was fiberglass over a thick foam core for stiffness and which also renders the boat unsinkable. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It ...
The Greek historian Polybius (ca 203 BC–120 BC), in his Histories, describes hunting for swordfish by using a harpoon with a barbed and detachable head. [18] Pictorial evidence of Roman fishing comes from mosaics which show fishing from boats with rod and line as well as nets.
Longlines can be set to hang near the surface (pelagic longline) to catch fish such as tuna and swordfish or along the sea floor (demersal longline) for groundfish such as halibut or cod. Longliners fishing for sablefish , also referred to as black cod, occasionally set gear on the sea floor at depths exceeding 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) using ...
Night spear fishing, Amazon basin, Peru Menominees spearfishing salmon at night by torchlight and canoe on Fox River A Hupa man with his spear Inuit hunter with harpoon in kayak, Hudson Bay, circa 1908-1914. Spearfishing with a hand-held spear from land, shallow water or boat has been undertaken for thousands of years.
The Harpoon missiles have a range of about 125 kilometers (78 mi). The submarines can now attack targets both at sea and on land with Harpoon missiles. [16] In April 2016 it was announced that the Hai Lung class submarines will be modernized. [17] It was estimated at the time that the cost of upgrading the two boats will be 12.35 million ...