The Baleen Whales’ Saving Grace: The Introduction of Petroleum Based Products in the Market and Its Impact on the Whaling Industry
This paper presents empirical evidence which indicates that the introduction of petroleum based products on the American markets was a significant factor in reducing the demand for whale oil. As a result, the whaling industry, America’s 5th largest industry at the time, soon collapsed. A counterfact...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:db883ba98fb44c11ad95603e1b6960ea 2023-05-15T15:36:55+02:00 The Baleen Whales’ Saving Grace: The Introduction of Petroleum Based Products in the Market and Its Impact on the Whaling Industry Henry F. Check John McCollough 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/su2103142 https://doaj.org/article/db883ba98fb44c11ad95603e1b6960ea EN eng MDPI AG http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/2/10/3142/ https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050 doi:10.3390/su2103142 2071-1050 https://doaj.org/article/db883ba98fb44c11ad95603e1b6960ea Sustainability, Vol 2, Iss 10, Pp 3142-3157 (2010) sustainable yield whaling sperm whales baleen whales Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2010 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/su2103142 2022-12-31T16:16:58Z This paper presents empirical evidence which indicates that the introduction of petroleum based products on the American markets was a significant factor in reducing the demand for whale oil. As a result, the whaling industry, America’s 5th largest industry at the time, soon collapsed. A counterfactual study is then presented which suggests that if the introduction of petroleum based products had been delayed, then the increase in demand as a result of rising GDP per capita, as well as rapid industrialization, would have given whalers incentive to continue chasing after a diminishing whale population. This could have resulted in the baleen whale population being subject to unsustainable harvest levels. Article in Journal/Newspaper baleen whale baleen whales Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Sustainability 2 10 3142 3157 |
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This paper presents empirical evidence which indicates that the introduction of petroleum based products on the American markets was a significant factor in reducing the demand for whale oil. As a result, the whaling industry, America’s 5th largest industry at the time, soon collapsed. A counterfactual study is then presented which suggests that if the introduction of petroleum based products had been delayed, then the increase in demand as a result of rising GDP per capita, as well as rapid industrialization, would have given whalers incentive to continue chasing after a diminishing whale population. This could have resulted in the baleen whale population being subject to unsustainable harvest levels. |
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The Baleen Whales’ Saving Grace: The Introduction of Petroleum Based Products in the Market and Its Impact on the Whaling Industry |
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