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Whaling

  • How hostilities between the US and Britain affected the whale oil trade in the 19th century

    How hostilities between the US and Britain affected the whale oil trade in the 19th century

    Jessica Gregory
    · Jul 13, 2022 · 01:30 pm
  • How should the world respond as Japan resumes commercial whaling after 30 years?

    How should the world respond as Japan resumes commercial whaling after 30 years?

    Sui Phang and Peter Bridgewater, The Conversation
    · Jul 08, 2019 · 11:30 pm
  • Japan resumes commercial whale hunt after more than 30 years

    Japan resumes commercial whale hunt after more than 30 years

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 01, 2019 · 02:19 pm
  • Japan to quit International Whaling Commission, resume commercial hunts from July 2019

    Japan to quit International Whaling Commission, resume commercial hunts from July 2019

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 26, 2018 · 11:58 am
  • How voyages of whalers and lessons from ‘Moby Dick’ could help put humans on Mars

    How voyages of whalers and lessons from ‘Moby Dick’ could help put humans on Mars

    Matthew Bruen, Aeon
    · Jan 10, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • Japan kills 177 whales to ‘study’ if commercially hunting them is sustainable

    Japan kills 177 whales to ‘study’ if commercially hunting them is sustainable

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 26, 2017 · 03:52 pm
  • Japan faces criticism as its fleet returns after killing 333 minke whales

    Japan faces criticism as its fleet returns after killing 333 minke whales

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 31, 2017 · 01:43 pm
  • Could ‘whale poo diplomacy’ help bring an end to whaling?

    Could ‘whale poo diplomacy’ help bring an end to whaling?

    Indi Hodgson-Johnston, The Conversation
    · Nov 28, 2016 · 11:30 pm