A review of Antarctic whaling
Since the early nineteen-twenties whaling in the Antarctic has dominated the world's whaling industry. In recent years, however, there have been increasing signs that the Antarctic industry is approaching an important crisis. There is no doubt that too many whaling expeditions are pursuing too...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400055650 2024-09-15T17:46:04+00:00 A review of Antarctic whaling Brown, S. G. 1963 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400055650 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400055650 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 11, issue 74, page 555-566 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 journal-article 1963 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400055650 2024-07-17T04:04:36Z Since the early nineteen-twenties whaling in the Antarctic has dominated the world's whaling industry. In recent years, however, there have been increasing signs that the Antarctic industry is approaching an important crisis. There is no doubt that too many whaling expeditions are pursuing too few whales. This article attempts to review the present position of the industry, first dealing very briefly with the biology of the commercially important whales and the history of whaling generally and then discussing the development of Antarctic whaling and the events which have led to the present situation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 11 74 555 566 |
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Since the early nineteen-twenties whaling in the Antarctic has dominated the world's whaling industry. In recent years, however, there have been increasing signs that the Antarctic industry is approaching an important crisis. There is no doubt that too many whaling expeditions are pursuing too few whales. This article attempts to review the present position of the industry, first dealing very briefly with the biology of the commercially important whales and the history of whaling generally and then discussing the development of Antarctic whaling and the events which have led to the present situation. |
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