10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHALING STATION»
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whaling station in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Twentieth-Century Shore-
Station Whaling in Newfoundland and ...
A examination of commercial whaling as an industry with a vital effect on local economic development.
Anthony Dickinson, Chesley Sanger, 2005
2
The Archaeology of Australia's History
Documentary sources indicated that the whaling station had operated from 1837
to around the 1860s, but its unusual urban location gave little hope that much
evidence could have survived. Indeed, when Jack Mcllroy excavated at this site it
...
Four Trinidad Whaling Station The Humboldt Times noted on September 23,
1854: "It's surprising with all the whales seen offshore that no one has from this
coast formed an association to catch whales." The suggestion of the writer was
first ...
4
Alaska's
Whaling Coast:
The whaling station was to be built on Akutan Island due to its proximity to the
whale migration routes. Akutan Island itself was fairly inhospitable, with few trees
and other vegetation. The island was mostly volcanic rock. According to Webb,
the ...
5
California's
Whaling Coast:
Almost daily, the whalers would steam under the Golden Gate Bridge, between
Angel Island and Sausalito, and up to China Basin to provide their catch to the
whaling station. However, the changing laws forbade a floating factory to be used
in ...
6
On the Northwest: Commercial
Whaling in the Pacific ...
See Tyee Company; Tyee Whaling Station Agne: G. Donahue (Halifax), sealing
schooner, 156 Ajax (Havre), whaleship, 46, 88 “Al2bar," whaleship, 315n.127
Akers Mekanisk Verksted, 153, 154, 182, 183 Akin, john Francis, 62 Akutan
whaling ...
7
Maritime Albany Remembered: Les Douglas Et Al
A large whaling station was established with two whale chasers, the Finn and the
Clem. Frenchman's Bay beaches became most unpleasant, with a thick coating
of oil and large pieces of whale lying around, and a noisome smell.2 There were
...
Gordon de L. Marshall, Les Douglas, 2001
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The Island of South Georgia
Christian Salvesen Limited, founded the third shore-based whaling station on
South Georgia at Leith Harbour in November 1 909 when Starlight accompanied
by the catchers Swona and Semla arrived from the Falkland Islands with H.
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Beaches of the Western Australian Coast - Eucla to Roebuck ...
Cheyne Beach (WA 406) is located on the eastern side of Waterbay Point and
curves to the east for 600 m to the rocks of the old Whaling Station. It receives
slightly higher waves averaging almost 1 m which maintain a steep reflective
beach, ...
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Antarctica. Ediz. Inglese
LEITH HARBOUR South Georgia's largest whaling station, Leith Harbour is
named for Leith in Scotland, home of the Salveson whaling company that ran this
station. Today its rusting ruins – buildings and enormous oil tanks – are closed to
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHALING STATION»
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whaling station is used in the context of the following news items.
Before whale watching at Port San Luis, there was whale killing
This whaling village located on mainland near Port San Luis operated from ... His research shows the first whaling station at Port San Luis was on Whaler's ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»
Japan falsified whale hunting data in 1960s, according to study
In the 1960s, Soviet Union (USSR) whalers illegally killed almost 180,000 ... Finally, in 2002 a retired Japanese whaling station manager admitted that the ... «Science Now, Jul 15»
Iceland whaling season underway despite protest
Two whaling boats, Hvalur 8 and Hvalur 9, "left yesterday" (Sunday), Gunnlaugur Gunnlaugsson, the manager of the Hvalfjordur whaling station, told AFP. «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
Giant Whales' Mouths Have Unique Nerves: They Stretch
Newly discovered nerves in the mouths of massive whales can unfold, nearly ... nerves after collecting samples from a commercial whaling station in Iceland. «Yahoo News, May 15»
Humpback whale population grows, animals proposed to be …
And the fact that something as iconic and amazing as a humpback whale can ... all whales in 1971, forcing the closure of the nation's last whaling station on the ... «San Jose Mercury News, Apr 15»
World's whaling slaughter tallied
The Grytviken whaling station on South Georgia island in the First World War. ... The first global estimate of the number of whales killed by industrial harvesting ... «Nature.com, Mar 15»
Goleta's Whaling Station
A shore whaling station was located here for about twenty years starting in 1870 to help provide Americans with whale oil for heating and lamps. If you think oil ... «Santa Barbara Edhat, Jan 15»
Mike Hale, The Grub Hunter: The Whaling Station changes course
During the dotcom boom in the late 1990s, the Whaling Station in Monterey became a shrine for wanton excess. Diners with platinum plastic and an affinity for a ... «Monterey County Herald, Oct 14»
Should Fin Whales Be a Source of Wonder or Meat?
Fin whale meat is transported by truck from the Hvalur whaling station to Akranes, where it is cut, packaged, boxed, and made ready for export in HB Grandi ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
A legend leaves and a dynasty grows with sale of landmark Cannery …
John Pisto opened The Whaling Station in 1971, remaking it with Kevin Phillips' help in 1997. Phillips calls it the “cherry on top” of his group's deepening roster ... «Monterey County Weekly, Jul 14»
