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  2. Whaling - Wikipedia

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    The Lamalerans hunt for several species of whales but catching sperm whales are preferable, while other whales, such as baleen whales, are considered taboo to hunt. [71] They caught five sperm whales in 1973; they averaged about 40 per year from the 1960s through the mid 1990s, 13 total from 2002 to 2006, 39 in 2007, [ 72 ] an average of 20 per ...

  3. Whaling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Well into the 18th century, even when Nantucket sent out sailing vessels to fish for whales offshore, the whalers would still come to the shore to boil the blubber. In 1715, Nantucket had six sloops engaged in whale fishery, [10] and by 1730 it had 25 vessels of 38 to 50 tons involved in the trade. [11]

  4. Aboriginal whaling - Wikipedia

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    A dead whale on the beach at Lamakera, surrounded by villagers. 1900. The people of Lamalera hunt several species of whales, primarily sperm whales (the baleen whale is taboo), and in the peak year of 1969 caught 56 sperm whales. In addition to whales, dolphins, manta rays, turtles and several species of sharks are also hunted.

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  6. A pair of whales are making a baffling journey along the US ...

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    An unusual journey. In her 26 years working with right whale sighting networks, Albert has seen right whales travel into the Gulf fewer than a half-dozen times.

  7. Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish

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    The orcas hunt whale sharks that gather at feeding sites in the Gulf of California and are not fully grown. The young sharks are typically 3 to 7 meters (10 to 23 feet) in length, making them more ...

  8. Subsistence hunting of the bowhead whale - Wikipedia

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    When hunters bring whales back to the community, about 65–70 people drag the whale onto the ice, where they work all day to harvest the meat. They work non-stop to prevent the whale's body heat from melting the ice too much. Afterwards, the captain and crew of the hunt invite the community to a celebratory meal. [2]

  9. Washington's Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as ...

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    The Makah, a tribe of 1,500 people on the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula, is the only Native American tribe with a treaty that specifically mentions a right to hunt whales. But it has faced more than two decades of court challenges, bureaucratic hearings and scientific review as it seeks to resume hunting for gray whales.