The modern era of commercial shore-station whaling began in Newfoundland and Labrador following the incorporation of a Newfoundland-Norwegian joint venture company on 29 …

Pilot whales or "potheads", the most common inshore species in Newfoundland and the only toothed whale hunted commercially, were killed by driving pods (herds) ashore. Commercial …

Most documents dealing with whaling in Newfoundland concern the years 1548 to 1588, with the largest quantity dealing with the harbor of Red Bay or "Less Buttes"⁠—both names in reference …

Modern commercial whaling expanded globally from its Norwegian origins, as stocks were over-exploited and new ones identified. The Ellefsens continued their involvement in all aspects of …

After the Basques: The Whaling Stations of Newfoundland and Labrador is a well-illustrated, very readable and highly informative book about the 21 whaling stations that operated sporadically …

2024年4月4日 · His ongoing research interests include, Scottish Arctic Whaling, the Newfoundland Seal Fishery, and Modern Shore-Station Whaling in Newfoundland and …

1999年7月1日 · Minke, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, finback, Balaenoptera physalus, and humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, were observed off northern Newfoundland and …

2006年2月7日 · In the 19th century, Canadians entered the field, establishing a whaling station in Newfoundland and taking whales as part of a deep-sea fishery operation from Gaspé. …

Newfoundland and Labrador shore-station whaling entered into its last two decades in 1952. During the first, emphasis was placed on catching small species of whales to provide feed for …

2009年10月27日 · Modern shore station whaling spread from Norway to Newfoundland in 1896 with development of the Cabot Steam Whaling Co Ltd. Their success stimulated formation of a …