Whales have been hunted for centuries for their meat, bones, and oil. At its peak in the 1960s, the commercial whaling industry killed over 72,000 whales a year. With the creation of the ...

HUDSON — The opening reception of a year-long series of exhibitions “Hudson: A History of Whaling & Maritime Commerce” will be Thursday, March 6 at 6 p.m. at the Hudson Area Library. This event is the ...

Mystic — In the Thompson Exhibition Building at Mystic Seaport Museum, massive wrought-iron blubber hooks only begin to convey the scale of the task 19th century whalers faced. The two 43-inch-long, ...

An English sailor, having just served on George Weymouth's exploratory voyage to the territory that would become Maine, publishes an account of a Native American whale hunt. Fastening harpoon points, ...

Whaling was a grisly business, but it enabled a life of comfort and ease that was at odds with this reality. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

With his latest "All Hands: Yankee Whaling and the U.S. Navy," New Bedford Whaling Museum Curator of Maritime History Michael P. Dyer takes visitors on a journey into naval history and the New Bedford ...

Though difficult today to envision seas teeming with whalers and whaling ships on the prowl, Long Island whaling history is on display Thursday through Sunday at The Whaling Museum & Education Center ...

Every year, an estimated 13 million people go whale-watching around the world, marveling at the sight of the largest animals ever to inhabit Earth. It’s a dramatic reversal from a century ago when few ...