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  2. Whaling - Wikipedia

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    Whaling 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 ...

  3. Whaling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Commercial whaling in the United States dates to the 17th century in New England. The industry peaked in 1846–1852, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, sent out its last whaler, the John R. Mantra, in 1927. The whaling industry was engaged with the production of three different raw materials: whale oil, spermaceti oil, and whalebone. Whale oil ...

  4. History of whaling - Wikipedia

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    The Whaling Station Við Áir on Streymoy, Faroe Islands, is the only Norwegian built whaling station in the northern hemisphere still standing. It is being renovated into a museum. Whaling stations in the Faroe Islands have included Gjánoyri on Streymoy (est. 1894), [ 79 ] Norðdepil on Borðoy (1898–1920), Lopra on Suðuroy (1901–1953 ...

  5. Iceland issues controversial five-year whaling permits - AOL

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    In the same year, whaling was suspended in Iceland for two months after a government-commissioned inquiry concluded the methods used did not comply with animal welfare laws.

  6. Greenland court extends detention for anti-whaling activist ...

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    COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland where he has been held since July while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, local ...

  7. Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson released from jail in Greenland

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    Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has been released from prison in Greenland where he spent five months in custody, after Denmark rejected a Japanese request to extradite him. Mr Watson, 74, was ...

  8. Whaling in the Faroe Islands - Wikipedia

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    Whaling in the Faroe Islands, or grindadráp (from the Faroese terms grindhvalur, meaning pilot whale, and dráp, meaning killing), is a type of drive hunting that involves herding various species of whales and dolphins, but primarily pilot whales, into shallow bays to be beached, killed, and butchered.

  9. Japan dismayed as Denmark frees anti-whaling activist ... - AOL

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    Japan said it was disappointed after Denmark rejected its extradition request for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson. Mr Watson, 74, founder of the Sea Shepherd group, was released from jail in ...