Whaling
noun
The job or activity of hunting and killing whales for their oil, meat, or whalebone.
He worked in the whaling industry for several years.
Often appears as...
- whaling industry
- whaling ships
verb
The action of hitting something or someone with great force.
He started whaling on the punching bag.
Often appears as...
- whaling on someone
- whaling away
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
The job or activity of hunting and killing whales for their oil, meat, or whalebone.
He worked in the whaling industry for several years.
Often appears as...
- whaling industry
- whaling ships
verb
The action of hitting something or someone with great force.
He started whaling on the punching bag.
Often appears as...
- whaling on someone
- whaling away
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Industry Decline
Whaling has decreased globally due to bans and conservation efforts, so it's less common in modern language.
Year by year, the whaling industry shrank as international laws became stricter.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Some cultures still practice whaling; be respectful when discussing this topic as it can be sensitive.
While researching, I discovered that whaling is part of their cultural heritage.
Pro Tip 3/3Controversial Topic
Understanding that whaling is controversial helps to engage in discussions carefully and informed.
Anti-whaling campaigns focus on the ethical aspects of hunting whales.
Pro Tip 1/3Industry Decline
Whaling has decreased globally due to bans and conservation efforts, so it's less common in modern language.
Year by year, the whaling industry shrank as international laws became stricter.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Some cultures still practice whaling; be respectful when discussing this topic as it can be sensitive.
While researching, I discovered that whaling is part of their cultural heritage.
Pro Tip 3/3Controversial Topic
Understanding that whaling is controversial helps to engage in discussions carefully and informed.
Anti-whaling campaigns focus on the ethical aspects of hunting whales.
Pro Tip 1/3Industry Decline
Whaling has decreased globally due to bans and conservation efforts, so it's less common in modern language.
Year by year, the whaling industry shrank as international laws became stricter.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Some cultures still practice whaling; be respectful when discussing this topic as it can be sensitive.
While researching, I discovered that whaling is part of their cultural heritage.
Pro Tip 3/3Controversial Topic
Understanding that whaling is controversial helps to engage in discussions carefully and informed.
Anti-whaling campaigns focus on the ethical aspects of hunting whales.
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Video examples
Asha de Vos: Why you...
So over the 200 years of whaling, when we were busy killing and removing these carcasses from the oceans, we likely altered the rate and geographic distribution of these whale falls that would descend into deep oceans, and as a result, probably led to a number of extinctions
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David Gruber: Can we...
led to the end of large-scale whaling and prevented several whale species from extinction just by showing that whales sing. Imagine if we could understand what they're saying. Now is the time to open this larger dialogue. Now is the time to listen deeply
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Measuring the ocean’s...
but ichabod story is more complex than that he helped fill a critical and urgent need for the nantucketers who were running out of resources on their little island and whaling helped fuel the global economy for a time these two
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Why should you read...
Instead, it’s a multilayered exploration of not only the intimate details of life aboard a whaling ship, but also subjects from across human and natural history, by turns playful and tragic, humorous, and urgent.
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The Best Whale Moments...
the whales are just as fascinated with me as I am with them it's a far cry from the meetings between our species in the days of whaling I am absolutely shaking like a leaf she brought her calf right alongside us
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Fur Seals Overcome...
the island of south georgia was the scene of one of the worst wildlife massacres in history species driven to near extinction the whaling stations were abandoned this is an awe-inspiring story of how if
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Albatrosses' Life-Long...
the island of south georgia was the scene of one of the worst wildlife massacres in history species driven to near extinction the whaling stations were abandoned this is an awe-inspiring story of how if
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Macaroni Penguins Swim,...
South Georgia was the scene of one of the worst wildlife massacres in history species driven to near extinction the whaling stations were abandoned this is an all inspiring story of how if given
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How Wildlife Overcame...
worst wildlife massacres in history species driven to near extinction the whaling stations were abandoned this is an awe-inspiring story of how if given the chance Nature can bounce back on a
Video examples
Go Inside an Antarctic...
Georgia was the scene of one of the worst wildlife massacres in history species driven to near extinction the whaling stations were abandoned this is an all inspiring story of how if given
Video examples
Asha de Vos: Why you...
So over the 200 years of whaling, when we were busy killing and removing these carcasses from the oceans, we likely altered the rate and geographic distribution of these whale falls that would descend into deep oceans, and as a result, probably led to a number of extinctions
Video examples
David Gruber: Can we...
led to the end of large-scale whaling and prevented several whale species from extinction just by showing that whales sing. Imagine if we could understand what they're saying. Now is the time to open this larger dialogue. Now is the time to listen deeply
Video examples
Measuring the ocean’s...
but ichabod story is more complex than that he helped fill a critical and urgent need for the nantucketers who were running out of resources on their little island and whaling helped fuel the global economy for a time these two
Video examples
Why should you read...
Instead, it’s a multilayered exploration of not only the intimate details of life aboard a whaling ship, but also subjects from across human and natural history, by turns playful and tragic, humorous, and urgent.
Video examples
The Best Whale Moments...
the whales are just as fascinated with me as I am with them it's a far cry from the meetings between our species in the days of whaling I am absolutely shaking like a leaf she brought her calf right alongside us
Video examples
Fur Seals Overcome...
the island of south georgia was the scene of one of the worst wildlife massacres in history species driven to near extinction the whaling stations were abandoned this is an awe-inspiring story of how if
Video examples
Albatrosses' Life-Long...
the island of south georgia was the scene of one of the worst wildlife massacres in history species driven to near extinction the whaling stations were abandoned this is an awe-inspiring story of how if
Video examples
Macaroni Penguins Swim,...
South Georgia was the scene of one of the worst wildlife massacres in history species driven to near extinction the whaling stations were abandoned this is an all inspiring story of how if given
Video examples
How Wildlife Overcame...
worst wildlife massacres in history species driven to near extinction the whaling stations were abandoned this is an awe-inspiring story of how if given the chance Nature can bounce back on a
Video examples
Go Inside an Antarctic...
Georgia was the scene of one of the worst wildlife massacres in history species driven to near extinction the whaling stations were abandoned this is an all inspiring story of how if given
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Quote examples
James K. Polk
American President
It is of great importance to our country generally, and especially to our navigating and whaling interests, that the Pacific Coast and, indeed, the whole of our territory west of the Rocky Mountains, should speedily be filled up by a hardy and patriotic population.
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Pierce Brosnan
Irish Actor
When it comes to whaling, Iceland is an international outlaw. Years of global negotiations and declarations have failed utterly to end its illegal slaughter of whales. It's time to send Iceland a message it can't ignore: trade sanctions.
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Carl Clinton Van Doren
American Critic
Melville brought to the task a sound knowledge of actual whaling, much curious learning in the literature of the subject, and, above all, an imagination which worked with great power upon the facts of his own experience.
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Hayden Panettiere
American Actress
We commend President Obama and his administration for taking this strong action against Iceland and its barbaric whaling industry... and we urge the President to take similar action against Japan and Norway as well!
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Laurie Anderson
American Musician
Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so huge, something they've wanted all their life, yet they know when they find it, it will kill them.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh
British Environmentalist
On my second swim at Deception Island, the water was very clear and I was looking at hundreds of whale bones beneath me. It was a graveyard from the whaling some time in the 1920s-30s.
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Edward M. Lerner
American Author
Too much detail can bog down any story. Enough with the history of gunpowder, the geology of Hawaii, the processes of whaling, and cactus and tumbleweed.
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Paul Watson
Canadian Environmentalist
The only language that the Japanese whaling industry understands is economics.
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Dave Barry
American Journalist
The real threat to whales is whaling, which has endangered many whale species.
Quote examples
Nathaniel Philbrick
American Author
Whaling was the oil business of its day.
Quote examples
James K. Polk
American President
It is of great importance to our country generally, and especially to our navigating and whaling interests, that the Pacific Coast and, indeed, the whole of our territory west of the Rocky Mountains, should speedily be filled up by a hardy and patriotic population.
Quote examples
Pierce Brosnan
Irish Actor
When it comes to whaling, Iceland is an international outlaw. Years of global negotiations and declarations have failed utterly to end its illegal slaughter of whales. It's time to send Iceland a message it can't ignore: trade sanctions.
Quote examples
Carl Clinton Van Doren
American Critic
Melville brought to the task a sound knowledge of actual whaling, much curious learning in the literature of the subject, and, above all, an imagination which worked with great power upon the facts of his own experience.
Quote examples
Hayden Panettiere
American Actress
We commend President Obama and his administration for taking this strong action against Iceland and its barbaric whaling industry... and we urge the President to take similar action against Japan and Norway as well!
Quote examples
Laurie Anderson
American Musician
Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so huge, something they've wanted all their life, yet they know when they find it, it will kill them.
Quote examples
Lewis Gordon Pugh
British Environmentalist
On my second swim at Deception Island, the water was very clear and I was looking at hundreds of whale bones beneath me. It was a graveyard from the whaling some time in the 1920s-30s.
Quote examples
Edward M. Lerner
American Author
Too much detail can bog down any story. Enough with the history of gunpowder, the geology of Hawaii, the processes of whaling, and cactus and tumbleweed.
Quote examples
Paul Watson
Canadian Environmentalist
The only language that the Japanese whaling industry understands is economics.
Quote examples
Dave Barry
American Journalist
The real threat to whales is whaling, which has endangered many whale species.
Quote examples
Nathaniel Philbrick
American Author
Whaling was the oil business of its day.
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