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Herman Melville titles Chapter 53 of Moby-Dick, "The Gam."After explaining that the word does not appear in dictionaries, he gives his own definition: GAM. Noun - A social meeting of two (or more) Whale-ships, generally on a cruising- ground; when, after exchanging hails, they exchange visits by boats' crews: the two captains remaining, for the time, on board of one ship, and the two chief ...
This is a list of fictional cetaceans, including dolphins and whales, that appear in video games, film, television, animation, comics and literature. The list is limited to notable, named characters. The list is limited to notable, named characters.
Admiral Cockburn (1814 ship) Adventure (1804 ship) African Queen (1797 ship) HMS Alderney (1757) Alexander (1801 ship Shields) Allison (1795 ship) USS Amazon; Amelia (1795 ship) Amelia Wilson (1809 ship) USS American (1861) Amity (1801 ship) Amphitrite (1789 ship) Andrew Marvel (1812 ship) Ann Alexander (ship) Anna Augusta (1801 ship) Antarctic ...
William and Ann (or William and Anne), was built at a King's Yard (naval dockyard) in 1759, under another name. From 1786 until 1791 she was a whaler in the northern whale fishery. In 1791 she transported convicts to New South Wales and then began whale hunting around New Zealand; she returned to England in 1793. Circa 1801 she again became a ...
A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to enact emergency rules to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with large ships. The groups filed ...
A humpback whale has stunned scientists with a journey that spanned three oceans and more than 8,000 miles, setting the record for the longest known migration between breeding grounds.
Name on the Register Image Date listed [3] Location City or town Description 1: Algoma: Algoma: June 14, 1984 : Southeast shore of Mott Island [4: Isle Royale National Park: The Algoma was a passenger steamer built in 1883. In November 1885, it ran into a blinding snowstorm, veered off course, and ran aground near Isle Royale.
The whale numbers less than 360 and has been in decline in recent years in large part because of collisions with ships and entanglement in commercial fishing gear.