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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.
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∙ 12y agoWhaling started in the 17th century but was not made big until the 18th century. However in the 20th century we began to make Factory Ships which with are new modern day technology made it much easier for us to track down and catch whales.
A random fact for you: in the 1930's 50,000 whales were killed and not replaced, that is double the amount of whales we are thought to have left in this world today.
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∙ 11y agoThe Inuit have been whaling for a few thousand years. Commercial whaling began in the Bay of Biscay in the 11th century.
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Who was the first ever person to start whaling?
I. C. Blubber
What year did people start whaling?
People first started whaling around 3000 BC. It sure was a Long long time ago!
When did the whaling ban start?
1986.
When did whaling start in New Zealand?
1791
When did whaling in Japan start?
1500 B.C. Whaling has been going on for centuries. They are mostly killed for food, their blubber, and their insides which are used for most cosmetic products.
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.
What city first flourished as a whaling port?
bridge port,conneticut
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.
What was the first European commercial venture in NZ?
I think Whaling. But Im not compleatly sure.
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.
Should whaling start again?
Whaling should'nt be allowed again, as it could cause a slowly growing population of great species, into an endangered species. Whaling still exists illegally in some countries, and whale parts are in several cosmetic's including lip-stick! Whaling is a vicious, dangerous so called "sport" or "hobby", but would you call being chased by murderer's a hobby? I dont think so.
