History of Whaling and Estimated Kill of Right Whales, Balaena glacialis, in the Northeastern United States, 1620–1924

• Main Authors: Reeves, Randall R., Breiwick , Jeffrey M., Mitchell , Edward D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Biology; Conservation; Fisheries; Management; Long Island; Nantucket; Balaena glacialis; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/26403

This study, part of a broader investigation of the history of exploitation of right whales, Balaena glacialis, in the western North Atlantic, emphasizes U.S. shore whaling from Maine to Delaware (from lat. 45°N to 38°30'N) in the period 1620–1924. Our broader study of the entire catch historyis...