History of whaling, sealing, fishery and aquaculture trials in the area of the Kerguelen Plateau ...
The exploitation of marine resources on the Kerguelen Plateau only began in 1790 (18th century) after the discovery of the northern Kerguelen Islands in 1772. Salted fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) skins was the first product to be commercialized by Nantucket (USA) and London (UK) ship-owners, main...
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Cybium
2011
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2011-35sp-003 http://sfi-cybium.fr/fr/history-whaling-sealing-fishery-and-aquaculture-trials-area-kerguelen-plateau |
| Summary: | The exploitation of marine resources on the Kerguelen Plateau only began in 1790 (18th century) after the discovery of the northern Kerguelen Islands in 1772. Salted fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) skins was the first product to be commercialized by Nantucket (USA) and London (UK) ship-owners, mainly on the Kerguelen Islands, and by the early 19th century the seal colonies were decimated. The sealing gangs shifted to extracting oil from the blubber of elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) with American sealing companies establishing a virtual monopoly from 1840-1895, initially in Kerguelen Islands and later (1855-1882) at Heard Island and the McDonald Islands, after their discovery in 1853. Occasionally, whaling for humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) and southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) occurred in bay-to-bay transits. During the 19th century, more than 20 vessels were wrecked on both island groups. A Norwegian-French whaling station was established at Kerguelen Islands (Port Jeanne d’Arc) in 1908, ... |
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