A Newfoundland floating factory whaling expedition

Abstract Modern shore station whaling spread from Norway to Newfoundland in 1896 with development of the Cabot Steam Whaling Co Ltd. Their success stimulated formation of a second company, the Newfoundland Steam Whaling Co Ltd, which in 1908 mounted a pelagic expedition to hunt in both hemispheres,...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Dickinson, A. B., Sanger, C. 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
Newfoundland
South Shetland Islands
Norway
Cabot
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400012250
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400012250
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Summary:Abstract Modern shore station whaling spread from Norway to Newfoundland in 1896 with development of the Cabot Steam Whaling Co Ltd. Their success stimulated formation of a second company, the Newfoundland Steam Whaling Co Ltd, which in 1908 mounted a pelagic expedition to hunt in both hemispheres, particularly from the South Orkney and South Shetland Islands and off northern Labrador. The expedition was a failure, and Newfoundland whaling remained a totally shore-based industry until cessation in 1972.

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