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• Whaling in the Netherlands — was a centuries long tradition.The history of Dutch whaling begins with 17th century exploration of Arctic fishing grounds; and the profitability of whaling in the 18th century drove further growth. Increased competition and political upheavals… …   Wikipedia

• Whaling in Western Australia — was one of the first viable industries established in the Swan River Colony following the arrival of British settlers in 1829. The industry had numerous ups and downs until the last whaling station closed in Albany in 1978.There are two main… …   Wikipedia

• Whaling in the Faroe Islands — has been practised since at least the tenth century. [cite web | url = http://www.wdcs.org/dan/publishing.nsf/allweb/1A54D1513433CC8080256F350048721B | title = An Introduction to the History of Whaling | publisher = WDCS | accessdate = 2006 12… …   Wikipedia

• Whaling in Australia — took place from colonisation in 1788. In 1979 Australia terminated whaling and committed to whale protection. The main varieties hunted were Humpback, Blue, Right and Sperm Whales.cite journal | last = Suter | first = Keith D. | year = 1982 |… …   Wikipedia

• Whaling in Norway — is a centuries long tradition in Northern Norway. Only Minke whaling is permitted, from a population of 107,000 animals in the North East Atlantic and is argued by proponents and government officials to be sustainable.Aftenposten Newspaper: [http …   Wikipedia

• Whaling — Whal ing, a. Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a whaling voyage; a whaling vessel. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Whaling (disambiguation) — Whaling can refer to:The hunting of whales, see Whaling.The use of email scams to target high level executives and other corporate targets, see phishing …   Wikipedia

• whaling — The hunting of whales for food, oil, or both. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. whaling The hunting of whales for food, oil, or both …   Law dictionary

• Whaling — Whal ing, n. The hunting of whales. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• whaling — ► NOUN ▪ the practice or industry of hunting and killing whales for their oil, meat, or whalebone …   English terms dictionary

• whaling — whaling1 [hwā′liŋ, wā′liŋ] n. the work or trade of hunting and killing whales for their blubber, whalebone, etc. whaling2 [hwā′liŋ, wā′liŋ] n. [< WHALE2 + ING] Informal a sound thrashing; whipping …   English World dictionary