Environmental factors affecting 17th–19th century whaling in the Greenland Sea
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Polar Record
- Vol. 27 (161) , 77-86
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400012195
Abstract
Commercial pelagic whaling of the 17th–19th centuries in the Greenland Sea was heavily influenced by environmental factors. Much of the fishery took place along a constantly shifting ice-edge, variations in which stamped a unique character on each season's operation. Environmental conditions required expert interpretation, both to procure paying cargoes of whale oil and bone and to survive hazards posed by sea, wind and ice. Detailed knowledge of currents, temperatures and winds enhanced greatly the chance that a master would have a successful voyage.Keywords
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