Pico Island's The Last Whalers Documentary Film 1969

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The Last Whalers, William Neufeld’s 1969 documentary about sperm whaling from the island of Pico in the Azores. Documentary film by William Neufeld

[@heliop2516]

My dad was one of the last whalers and he was from ST. Jorge Island

[@MyPortugueseCulture]

That’s amazing!

[@andrebrs1381]

shame on him

[@smudgey1kenobey]

I’m making a model whaleboat, and now I understand how the boat was used. Very informative. Also found a video of whaling factories on S. Georgia Island. The commercial whaling was much worse than this shore fishery

[@bartmelo774]

I was born in Pico and still remember as a child , When the whales were spotted people would leave everything behind and go hunting them.

[@azorpico]

Well done nice documentary, 1969 was a different time people in Lajes do Pico were poor and the income from the whales than was much needed. Also people have died. I am from Holland my wife from Lajes do Pico and in 1969 summer we were also in Lajes visiting her family. I also filmed than the "Festa do Lurdes" 8 mm color film, procession in the village and near the port.

[@azorpico]

Wanted to go with the whalers in 1969 also to film, but didn't get permission from the townhall.

[@classicontario1776]

Where’s the full version ? By the way thank you for what you’ve uploaded !

[@humbertocunha7631]

Very difficult to watch,,,, the final scenario ! Did not realize would be this sensitive!

[@bumpedhishead636]

My grandparents were from Lajes do Pico. One of the family stories is that some of my family were the lookouts (vigia). I have no idea if this is true, or just a family myth - but at least now I know there really were vigia in Pico! It is such a shame that humans learned to hunt whales, and it is even more of a shame that we continued to do it long after there was any real need to do it for survival.

[@MyPortugueseCulture]

It was about survival

[@oliverio350]

THIS VIDEO COVER SHOULD HAVE THE DISPLAY OF LAJES OF PICO OR THE MOUNTAIN OF PICO NO DE PRESENT ONE OF THE A WHALER ON CANOE

[@Hunterbidenscrackrock]

Always proud of my Azorean lineage 💪🏼

[@joesilveira4717]

We also had whalers in Flores where Iam from my great grandfather hunted sperm whales he was of Scottish background Iam glad whales are protected now

[@joesilveira4717]

We are not descended from Arabs mostly people from northern Portugal and south too English Scot’s ,French ,Italian,Spanish and many from Flanders just like my grandfather who had piercing blue eyes..

[@WALTCHARAMBA]

You must of not heard of the Moors..They ruled portugal and were Arabs..

[@diogocoelho1980]

@@WALTCHARAMBA we ruled angola for 400 years and yet the natives are blacks not portuguese...

[@WALTCHARAMBA]

@@diogocoelho1980 Yeah, but there are reasons why Portuguese people are darker skinned..My guess is the Moors..

[@diogocoelho1980]

@@WALTCHARAMBA you cant be this dumb... thats bcs of early european farmer blood not bcs of muh moors,