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The whaling industry was wildly profitable, and decimated whale populations around the world until it was banned in the 1980s ...

As demand for whale meat declines at home, Norway exports it to Japan, markets it to tourists and sells it online as dog food ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Given our local history, it's not hard to imagine one of the old whaling ships driving hard through the South Pacific. Since we ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling along the country’s coast to fin whales, a larger species than the three currently permitted. The proposal comes five ...

Whalers cut open and inspect meat from a 35-ton fin whale, one of two fin whales caught off the coast of Hvalfjsrour, north of Reykjavik, on the western coast of IcelandHALLDOR KOLBEINS / AFP / Getty ...

BERLIN — Greenland police said they arrested a veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner on Sunday on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Paul Watson was arrested when ...

NEW BEDFORD — The city is preparing for a special weekend as Descendants of Whaling Masters, a non-profit organization, celebrates its 50th anniversary with an event called “A Whale of a Weekend” ...

Built for whaling captain David Porter Vail, the property has rich ties to Sag Harbor's maritime history.