Hello people who are intrested in saving whales, My name is Amy and I am going to give you some information about whaling in Australia. Hope you find this information useful!!
Whaling started in Australia in the late 18th century. Whaling in Australia was carried out, using harpoons and the whales were towed behind the boats back to whaling stations on shore. Whale products were used for a number of different things. Whale blubber was melted down to be used as oil for lamp fuel, lubricants and candles and as a base for perfumes and soaps. Baleen or whalebone was used for items such as corsets, whips and umbrellas. This is very cruel to the poor whales and it's also really mean. Luckily whale protection for certain whale species commenced in the 1930's after the effects of whaling on whale populations became more apparent. Whaling stations in Australia and New Zealand killed over 40,000 Humpback whales on their migrations from the Antarctic Ocean to the warm tropical waters north of Australia. Whaling was ceased on Humpback whales in 1963, and they were protected worldwide in 1965 after recognition of a dramatic global decline in numbers.
Commercial whaling continued in Australian waters on Sperm whales with 16,000 taken from 1952 until the end of commercial whaling in 1978. Luckily today many whale species have begun to recover from this horrible happening. Unfortunately, while some populations and species are showing signs of recovery, the future of others remain uncertain. Hope you found some facts on whaling in Australia informational, here are some websites to give you a bit more learning about the whale itself.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/blue-whale-interactive
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