whaling
noun
whal·ing
ˈ(h)wā-liŋ 
: the occupation of catching and extracting commercial products from whales
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It’s thought that populations living in the Antarctic and North Atlantic may have dropped to the low hundreds in the 1960s and 70s, around the time commercial whaling ended.
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Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Melville was as proud of his whaling adventures as Mark Twain was of steamboating.
—The Week Us, theweek, 17 Sep. 2024
The former whaling port on the Atlantic Coast has a small harbor and medieval center within driving distance of beautiful beaches.
—Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2024
Once a prolific whaling station, Godthul, a bay on South Georgia's northern coast, has been reclaimed by nature.
—Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2023
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Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Melville was as proud of his whaling adventures as Mark Twain was of steamboating.
—The Week Us, theweek, 17 Sep. 2024
The former whaling port on the Atlantic Coast has a small harbor and medieval center within driving distance of beautiful beaches.
—Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2024
Once a prolific whaling station, Godthul, a bay on South Georgia's northern coast, has been reclaimed by nature.
—Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2023
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“Whaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whaling. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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