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Iceland Whaling Company Using Whale Oil for Fuel
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus). Illustration by Uko Gorter. This morning we posted a Guardian (UK) story on our Facebook page about Iceland’s lone whaling company combining oil extracted from… more →
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Iceland Whaling Company Using Whale Oil for Fuel
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wrote 3 months ago: Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus). Illustration by Uko Gorter. This morning we posted a Guardian (UK … more →
Act Right Now - Save a Species
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wrote 5 months ago: The NBWM will host a press conference on Sunday, at noon, in our Cook Memorial Theater to bring atte … more →
South Korea Stirs Up IWC Meeting with Scientific Whaling Proposal
wrote 10 months ago: The last two days of Google Alerts for ‘Whales’ have seen almost 100% of the postings de … more →
Inupiat and Alaska Delegation Prepare for Battle at IWC Meeting
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wrote 11 months ago: Bowhead Scrimshaw Carving. From Whaling Museum Kendall Collection One of the benefits of having shar … more →
Global Rise in Consumption of Whale Meat
wrote 1 year ago: In January of this year, Dr. Martin D. Robards of the Wildlife Conservation Society; and Dr. Randall … more →
Rare Whales, Amazon 'Clears the Shelves', March 1 Lecture
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wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, we posted a story about Amazon.com.jp selling nearly 150 different whale products. Appare … more →
Whales for Sale on Amazon.com in Japan
wrote 1 year ago: Despite the heavily subsidized nature of the industry, and the consistent opposition from most peopl … more →
Gary Jobson launches lecture series, Feb. 2.
wrote 1 year ago: Gary Jobson (photo: Billy Black) Gary Jobson, world-class sailor and president of US SAILING will be … more →
Odontocetes (Toothed Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises) Suffering Globally Due to Entanglement
wrote 1 year ago: A report released on Monday by the United Nations Environment Programme’s Convention on the Co … more →
Barrow's Mayor Responds to NY Times Article
wrote 1 year ago: Edward Itta, the current mayor of Barrow, AK, and captain of a whaling crew, has responded in the Al … more →
Inupiat Whaling
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wrote 1 year ago: Point Barrow, Alaska, watercolor painting by Sophie E. Porter, 1895-1896, from the NBWM's Kenda … more →
Subsistence Hunting Under Review
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wrote 1 year ago: BALAENA COMUNE lithograph, by Rispoli / Petraroja, from NBWM Kendall Collection Last Tuesday … more →
Whaling Politics: U.S. and Iceland
wrote 1 year ago: One of the more common questions fielded in the Whaling Museum is “Who’s hunting whales … more →
Reasoned Discussion in a Raging Debate
wrote 1 year ago: In yesterday’s Japan Times, journalist David McNeill provides an insightful review of a new bo … more →
