whaling
noun
whal·ing
ˈ(h)wā-liŋ 
: the occupation of catching and extracting commercial products from whales
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The International Whaling Commission imposed a ban on commercial whaling in the 1980s due to dwindling stocks.
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Sylvia Hui, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
In the decades since the 1982 international moratorium on whaling, leviathans have returned in numbers to the Southern Ocean.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
Bowhead whales have been found with historical whaling harpoons embedded in their blubber, indicating that some individuals were alive during the 19th century.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Along with Norway and Japan, Iceland is one of the only countries still practicing commercial whaling.
—Sylvia Hui, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
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Sylvia Hui, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
In the decades since the 1982 international moratorium on whaling, leviathans have returned in numbers to the Southern Ocean.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
Bowhead whales have been found with historical whaling harpoons embedded in their blubber, indicating that some individuals were alive during the 19th century.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Along with Norway and Japan, Iceland is one of the only countries still practicing commercial whaling.
—Sylvia Hui, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
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“Whaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whaling. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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