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It's hard to say but the earliest signs of whaling activity would be as earliest as 6000BC based on archaeological finds.
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Why did antarctic whaling start?
Modern whaling in South Georgia began in 1904, the South Shetland Islands in 1906, in the South Orkneys in 1912, and in the Ross Sea in 1923.
When did whaling first start?
Whaling has been an activity for thousands of years, archealogical discoveries in South Korea suggest evidence of whaling occuring as early as 6000 BC. Commercial whaling is widely though to have begun in the late 1800s and early 1900s with the invention of various whaling devices such as the flexible harpoon and steam winches.
Why is the Northwest passage important to American history?
things began to change with the age of whaling and Europe hunger for commerce and trade
Is America against whaling or for whaling?
America is against whaling. They almost put whales out of the ocean for good when they did do whaling. They wanted their blubber for oil.
How is whaling good?
Whaling isn't good at all
Is whaling banned in Antarctica?
Commercial Whaling has been banned since 1986 by the International Whaling commission. However, scientific whaling is allowed to strict quotas.
When and why did whaling happen in Australia?
Whaling stopped in Australia is 1979
What continent does whaling happen in?
Whaling happens in oceans, not on continents.
What effect does whaling have on whaling?
If you mean whales, they die painfully.
What is Greenpeace doing about whaling?
Protesting and intervening with whaling ships
What is Scientific Whaling?
Well scientific whaling as basically when you do scientific research on whales. This is actually one of Japans excuse for whaling but of course their lying they use it for food and oil and all that (STOP WHALING!)
Why did the international whaling commission enforce a whaling ban?
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