Norwegian Antarctic whaling, 1905–68: an historical appraisal

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Tønnessen, Joh. N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1970
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Norwegian Sea; Norway; Argentine; Foyn; Svend Foyn; Antarc*; North Norway; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400061052; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400061052

In the 1860's, Svend Foyn laid the foundation of modern whaling in north Norway. In 1904, whaling was prohibited by the Norwegian Storting because fishermen claimed that it was detrimental to the cod fisheries, and, in the same year, whaling was begun in the Antarctic. Most accounts find a caus...