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Azores whalers
harpooning a sperm whale
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Despite
the advent of industrial whaling and the invention of the
explosive harpoon at the end of the 1800's, traditional whaling
methods persisted long after, particularly amongst the
inhabitants of relatively isolated populations who had
historically caught whales.
Here a traditional whaling boat from the Azores Islands in mid-Atlantic on the same latitude as southern Spain and North Africa is catching a sperm whale in the traditional manner with hand harpoon in the 1950's. The men of the Azores Islands were often found on the crews of whaling ships in the sailing days. They would often occupy high rankings amongst the ship's crew as they tended to be very experienced and skilled in their craft as well as well suited to the life on board a whaling ship. |
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The whaling gallery is a collection of images from a whole range of sources. It is intended to inform and illustrate a now (thankfully) vanished occupation and way of life that for the men so engaged was hard and often dangerous. It is intended for historical interest rather than a commentary on the ethics of whaling.
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 Shackleton 2002 
DVD
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