whaling
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However, there are few protection measures in place for the species trying to recover since the 1986 International Whaling ban.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Whaling once pushed many large whale species to the edge of extinction.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026
For example, the bill includes special provisions for oil and gas leasing in Alaska, the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, tax breaks related to Native Alaskan subsistence Whaling,
From Salon • Jul. 2, 2025
Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission and resumed commercial whaling in 2019, after a 30-year hiatus - although during that time it continued whaling for what it said were research purposes.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024
Whaling first brought people to South Georgia Island, and it was to a whaling station that Endurance headed as its final stop before challenging the Antarctic.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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