whaling
noun
whal·ing
ˈ(h)wā-liŋ 
: the occupation of catching and extracting commercial products from whales
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Captain George Pollard Jr, played by Benjamin Walker, and Hemsworth’s, 41, first mate Owen Chase, lead the crew on a routine whaling expedition.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Right whales were heavily hunted until just the 1960s, when the International Whaling Commission began to ban commercial whaling.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
In addition, commercial whaling was so intense throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries that most of the largest, oldest animals were likely missing from researchers’ calculations.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Controversy and Criticism Persist Japan's return to commercial whaling has drawn international criticism.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Right whales were heavily hunted until just the 1960s, when the International Whaling Commission began to ban commercial whaling.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
In addition, commercial whaling was so intense throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries that most of the largest, oldest animals were likely missing from researchers’ calculations.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Controversy and Criticism Persist Japan's return to commercial whaling has drawn international criticism.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Whaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whaling. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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