Environmental factors affecting 17th–19th century whaling in the Greenland Sea

Abstract Commercial pelagic whaling of the 17th–19th centuries in the Greenland Sea was heavily influenced by environmental factors. Much of the fishery took place along a constantly shifting ice-edge, variations in which stamped a unique character on each season's operation. Environmental cond...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Sanger, Chesley W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1991
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Greenland
Greenland Sea
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400012195
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400012195 2024-03-03T08:44:55+00:00 Environmental factors affecting 17th–19th century whaling in the Greenland Sea Sanger, Chesley W. 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400012195 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400012195 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 27, issue 161, page 77-86 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1991 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400012195 2024-02-08T08:43:27Z Abstract Commercial pelagic whaling of the 17th–19th centuries in the Greenland Sea was heavily influenced by environmental factors. Much of the fishery took place along a constantly shifting ice-edge, variations in which stamped a unique character on each season's operation. Environmental conditions required expert interpretation, both to procure paying cargoes of whale oil and bone and to survive hazards posed by sea, wind and ice. Detailed knowledge of currents, temperatures and winds enhanced greatly the chance that a master would have a successful voyage. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Greenland Sea Polar Record Cambridge University Press Greenland Polar Record 27 161 77 86
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Environmental factors affecting 17th–19th century whaling in the Greenland Sea
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Ecology
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description Abstract Commercial pelagic whaling of the 17th–19th centuries in the Greenland Sea was heavily influenced by environmental factors. Much of the fishery took place along a constantly shifting ice-edge, variations in which stamped a unique character on each season's operation. Environmental conditions required expert interpretation, both to procure paying cargoes of whale oil and bone and to survive hazards posed by sea, wind and ice. Detailed knowledge of currents, temperatures and winds enhanced greatly the chance that a master would have a successful voyage.
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