whaling
Scientists Discover a New Population of Blue Whales by Their Unique Song
They first heard the 'previously unreported' song in 2017, leading to the discovery of a new population that’s been hiding in the Indian Ocean.
Here’s Why Commercial Whaling in Japan Might Actually Be A Good Thing
Japanese fishermen have been killing whales for "scientific purposes" for years. Now that they're doing it commercially, they'll have to downsize their operation.
Centuries-Old Sea Captain Diaries Are Confirming Modern Climate Science
Whalers voyaged to locations far beyond established sea lanes, which means their logbooks are filled with rare and valuable weather observations.
Japan is Bringing Back Commercial Whaling Next Month
After a 30-year hiatus, Japanese whalers will soon start openly killing for meat again.
Japan is going to start hunting whales commercially for the first time in more than 30 years
The Japanese barely eat whale meat anymore.
Japan’s Latest Whale Hunt Killed 122 Pregnant Females and 114 Juveniles
It's the latest chapter in a legal saga over international whaling rules.
'Moby Dick' Makes for an Improbably Good, Very Strange Strategy RPG
Reviewing Picaresque's 'Nantucket'; Or, 'The Raid-Boss of the Oceans'
A Killer Whale Killing Spree on the West Coast Is Actually Good News
Natural whale deaths benefit the whole ocean ecosystem. Human-caused ones, though, are another story.
Scientists Caught This Shy, Portly Whale on Video for the First Time Ever
Beaked whales are notoriously hard to find.
Sea Shepherd Claims to Have Caught Japan Whaling in Australian Waters Again
Whale, whale, whale. What have we here?
This Sperm Whale Relocation Is Further Evidence They Have a ‘Culture'
Two vocal clans around Galápagos took up and left. Others moved in.
Zodiacs and Crossbows: I Spent a Day Chasing Whales to Learn How to Study Them
Right whale sightings are up on Canada's East coast. Nobody knows why.