Humpback and Fin Whaling in the Gulf of Maine from 1800 to 1918

• Main Authors: Reeves, Randall R., Smith, Ted D., Webb, Robert L., Robbins, Jooke, Clapham, Phillip J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Biology; Conservation; Ecology; Fisheries; Nantucket; Balaenoptera physalus; baleen whales; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/26359

The history of whaling in the Gulf of Maine was reviewed primarily to estimate removals of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, especially during the 19th century. In the decades from 1800 to 1860, whaling effort consisted of a few localized, small-scale, shore-based enterprises on the coast of...