In “The Wreck of the Mentor,” the maritime historian Eric Jay Dolin brings to life a dramatic episode from the golden age of ...

Towering whale skeletons, centuries-old artifacts and the world's largest ship model draw visitors from around the globe to ...

Japan’s new whaling mothership departed on its first expedition as the country plans to expand its commercial hunts.

While New Bedford’s iconic whale mural stands as a symbol of the city’s maritime history, another city has lost its own ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starting around 1650, whaling expanded along the Northeast coast of the British American colonies. Whaling expeditions killed ...

Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on ...

Chucky Panitchaiq Hopson II had been whaling for about a month before he landed one this spring. He captains one of the eight boats that worked together to catch the first whale of the season last ...

The earliest documentary evidence of organized whaling dates back to the 11th century in the Basque Country. From there, the activity spread rapidly across the ports of the Bay of Biscay, from Galicia ...

The Wyland Foundation says the Whaling Wall mural is being destroyed for the FIFA World Cup.

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Bowhead whales have the greatest life-span of any mammal on Earth. They can reach over 200 years in age thanks in part to ...