A species of whale, so ancient and elusive that harpoon fragments dating back over a century have been discovered embedded in their bodies, continues to intrigue scientists. The mysterious bowhead ...

An English sailor, having just served on George Weymouth's exploratory voyage to the territory that would become Maine, publishes an account of a Native American whale hunt. Fastening harpoon ...

Norway has hunted whales in its own waters for centuries, but key technological advances, such as the exploding harpoon cannon, developed by its whalers in the 19 th century, enabled the expansion of ...

When the whale was at 150 feet or less, he would sight and fire the harpoon gun on the bow. Once the 140 pound harpoon with an exploding head had been fired into the whale, it was secured to the ...

Whales struck with a harpoon but lost at sea take an unknown length of time to die. Greenland is a self-governed territory of Denmark. Denmark is a member of the IWC, and nationals of both Denmark and ...

Over the course of the summer whaling season, Kristiansen will harpoon perhaps 30 or 40 minke whales, butcher their carcasses on deck, and sell the meat dockside to local seafood merchants along ...

When one is spotted, a team pushes an umiak onto the water. There is typically one chance to harpoon the whale. If the hunt is successful, each person in the village can receive a share of the meat.

The little coastal town of Mendocino, California, has long been a hotbed of progressive activism. In 1976, the cause was ...

£1.85 – Harpoon Gun Harpoon guns were once a common site on South Georgia. Mounted on the bows of whale catchers, they made it possible to fire explosive harpoon shells deep into the flesh of ...

Panelist Sally Welty remembered that the first whale festival consisted of education and an auction to raise money for more ...

Japan’s proposal to legalize whaling has been rejected by the International Whaling Commission. The Lamalerans still hunt whales the traditional way -- in a wooden boat, with a harpoon.