Whaling

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Internationalization

Bahasa Indonesia: Perburuan paus · Bosanski: Lov na kitove · Български: Лов на китове · Česky: Lov velryb · Dansk: Hvalfangst · Deutsch: Walfang · English: Whaling · Español: Caza de ballenas · Esperanto: Balenkaptado · Français : Chasse à la baleine · 한국어: 고래잡이 · Hrvatski: Kitolov · Íslenska : Hvalveiðar · Italiano: Caccia alla balena · Nederlands: Walvisvaart · 日本語: 捕鯨 · ‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Hvalfangst · Polski: Wielorybnictwo · Português: Caça à baleia · Русский: Китобойный промысел · Српски / Srpski: Китолов · Srpskohrvatski / Српскохрватски: Kitolov · Suomi: Valaanpyynti · Svenska: Valfångst · Tiếng Việt: Săn bắt cá voi · Українська: Китобійний промисел · 中文: 捕鯨 ·
English: Whaling is the hunting of whales, and includes commercial harvesting of these marine mammals, as well as the subsistence use of whales as a food resource by indigeneous peoples. Whaling from skin boats in still practiced in some traditional Eskimo villages of Alaska.

[edit] Paintings and drawings

Whaling

Whaling at the later 19-th century

Ship's portrait of Whaleship Niantic ca. 1840

[edit] Photos

Whaling harpoon

Whaling

Aerial view of Pacific Ocean, whales in center. Photo taken in Ensenada, Baja California. Foto aerea del Oceano Pacífico y ballenas al centro. Foto tomada en Ensenada, Baja california, Mexico.

Whaling and Exploration ship JASON.

[edit] See also

Whaling in the Faroe Islands

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