The demise of elephant sealing at South Georgia, 1960–68
Abstract Uncontrolled scaling for furs and oil began on South Georgia about 1786 and continued sporadically until the early 20th century. From 1909 onward legislation covered licensed killing of male elephant seals Mirounga leonina . This provided for a successful oiling industry that lasted almost...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400010779 2024-03-03T08:44:04+00:00 The demise of elephant sealing at South Georgia, 1960–68 Dickinson, A. B. 1989 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400010779 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400010779 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 25, issue 154, page 185-190 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1989 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400010779 2024-02-08T08:44:01Z Abstract Uncontrolled scaling for furs and oil began on South Georgia about 1786 and continued sporadically until the early 20th century. From 1909 onward legislation covered licensed killing of male elephant seals Mirounga leonina . This provided for a successful oiling industry that lasted almost 60 years, operated by whalers primarily in early spring before the whaling season began. Biological research ensured that quotas in the last decade remained within the carrying capacity of the stocks. High-grade seal oil enhanced revenues from whaling, providing overall 16% of the volume and 19% of the value of total annual catches, with much higher proportions in some seasons. The seal oil industry did not long survive the demise of whaling on South Georgia, finally ending in 1968. Article in Journal/Newspaper Elephant Seals Mirounga leonina Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 25 154 185 190 |
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Abstract Uncontrolled scaling for furs and oil began on South Georgia about 1786 and continued sporadically until the early 20th century. From 1909 onward legislation covered licensed killing of male elephant seals Mirounga leonina . This provided for a successful oiling industry that lasted almost 60 years, operated by whalers primarily in early spring before the whaling season began. Biological research ensured that quotas in the last decade remained within the carrying capacity of the stocks. High-grade seal oil enhanced revenues from whaling, providing overall 16% of the volume and 19% of the value of total annual catches, with much higher proportions in some seasons. The seal oil industry did not long survive the demise of whaling on South Georgia, finally ending in 1968. |
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The demise of elephant sealing at South Georgia, 1960–68 |
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