Rossi, Sergio
The End of the Cetaceans’ Reign Book
Springer International Publishing, 2019, ISBN: 978-3-030-02514-4.
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title = {The End of the Cetaceans’ Reign},
author = {Rossi, Sergio},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02514-4_5},
issn = {978-3-030-02514-4},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Oceans in Decline},
number = {464},
pages = {43-51},
publisher = {Springer International Publishing},
abstract = {One of the first global maritime industries was undoubtedly whaling. It is not known for sure when systematic whaling began, but there is written evidence that in the ninth century AD there were already what we might call small businesses that chased whales from onshore. In Korea there are caves describing the capture of whales around 6000 BC, and the Romans rounded up and killed whale specimens for trade. However, as the chronicles show, it was more sporadic than a flourishing business. Hunting them down was certainly a lucrative, but also a dangerous and strenuous enterprise. In the early Middle Ages whaling boats followed the large cetaceans long distances by rowing, first harpooning them then waiting for the huge animal to come up to the surface to harpoon securely its prominent back.},
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One of the first global maritime industries was undoubtedly whaling. It is not known for sure when systematic whaling began, but there is written evidence that in the ninth century AD there were already what we might call small businesses that chased whales from onshore. In Korea there are caves describing the capture of whales around 6000 BC, and the Romans rounded up and killed whale specimens for trade. However, as the chronicles show, it was more sporadic than a flourishing business. Hunting them down was certainly a lucrative, but also a dangerous and strenuous enterprise. In the early Middle Ages whaling boats followed the large cetaceans long distances by rowing, first harpooning them then waiting for the huge animal to come up to the surface to harpoon securely its prominent back.