The Rise and Fall of American Whaling

[@willymac5036]

It’s crazy to think about the fact that Bowhead whales live 200 years or longer….so there are probably some of them out there that remember the height of the whaling industry. Some of them were probably chased but escaped, and managed to outlive the industry. They probably don’t like humans very much.

[@robinmarty3258]

True! I heard they found a spear head in a living whale not so long ago. The head was from the mid 19th century

[@hugoperez2993]

Can you blame them? I don't even like humans and I am one.

[@ibrahimeljemli3822]

@@hugoperez2993 its easy to say that now

[@kenopsia6748]

can you provide a link pls@@robinmarty3258

[@juniorjames7076]

My mother lives in nursing home in Fall River, Massachusetts. When visiting her, I used to wonder why almost everybody in this area had a Portuguese last name, EVERYBODY!!! Apparently, according to one of the residents explanation, whaling ships would leave Portugal with a new crew assembled from surrounding Lisbon area. By the time the ship arrived in Rhode Island or Massachusetts after six months to one year of catching whales, the crew- pockets fat with a year's salary, had zero desire to get back on that ship. They stayed in New England to start of new life, while the ship returned to Portugal practically empty. Repeat this a thousand times on a thousand ships from the 1800s to the 1920s, and thats why over half the population of some Rhode Island cities are descended from Portuguese and Cape Verde.

[@danmoriarty6901]

I live in "The Whaling City" of New Bedford. We have an excellent museum on the history. Thank you for shining a light on the story of whaling. It was one of the first true industries and showed writing on the wall of what was to come of the future of industrial capitalism. Whaling still runs deep in our culture here

[@Em22-wtf]

Heyyy "neighbor"! I came to say I'm from the area as well. Lol! Wli had caught a different video from this chnl (his newest, about exorcism & very well done & interesting, I might add!) and when I went to look through the chnl I seen this title and thought Hmm, he MUST mention NB, as it was the capital of whaling in this country back in the day... And sure enough! I was just surprised he said NB exclusively... Most people just say the east coast of Massachusetts or talk about the fishing industry on the east coast. Glad to see a few others of us in the area caught this video and mentioned the Whaling Museum! Such a cool place! I grew up in Acushnet & still live in the area and just love going Downtown, esp around Christmas!

[@juniorjames7076]

My mother lives in nursing home in Fall River, Massachusetts. When visiting her, I used to wonder why almost everybody in this area had a Portuguese last name, EVERYBODY!!! Apparently, according to one of the residents explanation, whaling ships would leave Portugal with a new crew assembled from surrounding Lisbon area. By the time the ship arrived in Rhode Island or Massachusetts after six months to one year of catching whales, the crew- pockets fat with a year's salary, had zero desire to get back on that ship. They stayed in New England to start of new life, while the ship returned to Portugal practically empty. Repeat this a thousand times on a thousand ships from the 1800s to the 1920s, and thats why over half the population of some Rhode Island cities are descended from Portuguese and Cape Verde.

[@wannadosomething]

I absolutely love the New Bedford whaling museum! An excellent museum that captures what was happening at this time with whaling.

[@JoeRogansForehead]

Sorry. Bout that. New Bedfords peak was during this era. Ever since it’s just a giant crack spot

[@rachelchapman1992]

This was a great video to supplement our whaling history lesson. Hope you make it to 1,000 subscribers soon!

[@HorsesOnYT]

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[@dr.robotico7879]

@@HorsesOnYT one good thing about whaling is that whaling is eternally illegal!!!!

[@CaracalKeithrafferty]

I think he make it to 1k lolol

[@DiamondKingStudios]

@@dr.robotico7879Besides Icelandic, Japanese, and Norwegian efforts to allow commercial whaling, about indigenous populations who whale for subsistence? The IWC gives exceptions for some non-commercial whaling.

[@emirkalac255]

This video gave so much context and helped my students understand Moby Dick better. Greatly appreciated content!

[@Dutchcomentatah]

Your channel is highly underappreciated. Keep it up Kook! Your style reminds me of Vox meets Dr. Seuss. Subbed and hit the bell!

[@HorsesOnYT]

Ty so much! That’s so nice 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@filicasademexicosadecv3195]

Jus subscribed

[@chrstopherblighton-sande2981]

Whales are truly amazing animals and we still have so much to learn about them. It's tragic and awful to think how they were hunted and in such larger numbers. Human beings can be so terribly short sighted as were the whalers of the past. It seems that Quakers were at the very centre of the whaling industry in the USA, certainly a blight on their history, however Greenpeace was co-founded by Quakers which is a rather pleasing irony that shows we can all learn from our mistakes. I hope that the ongoing damage to the oceans can be speedily reversed and that whales and all the other inhabitants of the sea will have a better future.

[@gborka]

Great video. Especially the parallels to nowadays resources based industries, worth farther digging. Thank you for the enlightenment.

[@lauralister2248]

Dude, love your art! Strong work :)

[@OacarBritz-lx1bp]

No it sucks

[@SuperUniverse]

We had it easy after WW2 and the Cold war. We are living in one of the best times to be alive. 8 Billion humans is living proof of how effective we are now in keeping people substantially fed and catered to.

[@patronsaintofpoison]

8 Billion Humans is why many other animals are now going extinct

[@SuperUniverse]

@saintofpoison Nature my friend :) They used to eat us when we were just less than 2000 humans on the planet.

[@nicholasproductions237]

@@patronsaintofpoisonmostly due to poor regulation on industries and less to do with population

[@nicholasproductions237]

@@SuperUniversewhat an awful argument, if you think industrial pollution or mass deforestation is part of nature your delusional, also the death of nature will be the death of us

[@KPixels]

very good resource of information and you have a very amazing art talent

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

I've been to the whaling museum in New Bedford, MA. And having seen the big three whale species in the northeast on whale watches (humpback, fin, and minke), it's such a shame that whaling still exists in other countries nearly a quarter of the way through the 21st century. At least measures are finally being undertaken to protect them from ship strikes. From November through April, the waters south and east of Block Island are a federal whale migration zone. All vessels over 65 feet are required to slow to 10 knots. Nonetheless, there are commercial fishing boats who disregard NOAA regulations regarding space and speed restrictions around whales. A few years ago, a whale watch out of Plymouth, MA had an encounter with a commercial dragger who went right through a pair of humpbacks within ten feet of them. Said boat was promptly reported to the Coast Guard.

[@jonno2130]

Holy shit just found this. Keep it up man your art and subjects are awesome

[@HorsesOnYT]

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[@AC-rj1cq]

Terrific video, thanks for making this. For a long time I wondered why whaling died off so quickly and you explained it very well.

[@paul-gs4be]

5:22, 2000 barrels per second equals 172 800 000 barrels per day. No way that happened.

[@stephenhawking9781]

Doesn’t sound far fetched to me. Why don’t you look it up?

[@paul-gs4be]

@@stephenhawking9781 I just googled it, the WORLD produced 96.4 million barrels per day in 2023.

[@DiamondKingStudios]

My great-great-grandparents arrived in New London, CT from Sicily. While New London used to be home to a large commercial whaling industry, by the time they arrived, it was a much more quiet coastal town, yet to start building the nation’s submarines. And I guess Eugene O’Neill was spending a lot of time there so there’s that

[@piotrgeist]

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[@kinetoscopes]

Excellent video! Great underlying message.

[@HorsesOnYT]

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[@kinetoscopes]

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[@joshuapatterson2320]

I love this Chanel so much, im watching every video starting from the fist. Keep it up 👍

[@Techn9cian123]

Moby Dick from 1956 is available for free with ads on youtube right now. So I’ve gotten interested in yankee whaling lmao.

[@john-carl2054]

I remember the decline of whaling. My dad lost his job 😢

[@theot4077]

You did not mention 'TITASVILLE,PA -- First OIL-WELL, USA.

[@ironbullet4127]

This explains so much this video needs more vids !!

[@trip2themoon]

One of the most disgusting things I've ever seen was exploding tipped harpoons. Not sure if they are still in use.

[@user-di8zo1dn1z]

Humans treating the magnificence of nature as capital yo be exploited, Will DEFINITELY not have disasterous consequences right?? Right?? 😳

[@prawnstar502]

We're whalers on the moon, we carry a harpoon. But there aint no whales so we tell tall tales and sing this whaling tune.

[@sSuperpu]

Be sure to remember who really landed on the moon. Whalers..The whalers on the moon.

[@jonezzzyyy6192]

It's crazy we relied on natural recorces...wait we still do...

[@HorsesOnYT]

🤔🤔🤔

[@detty9256]

I would just like to say, baleen was used for corsets not the bone, it's a common mistake. Baleen would warm and shape to each womens body, bones would not and would be too hard to use, there would be no give to a corset if bone was used

[@YarPirates-vy7iv]

With the recent streak of orcas attacking boats, it would appear that the hunters...have become the hunted.

[@tomtizzard4033]

I subsided when you said, steam powered harpoon guns.

[@tomtizzard4033]

Subscribed

[@theowlshowofficial9563]

What's missing here is the recognition that cetaceans are persons. So we're talking about the single largest example of genocide in history. And yet the personhood of cetaceans is not even recognized. Like the status of Australian Aboriginal populations prior to 1967.🐋💔

[@juniorjames7076]

Cetaceans are animals to be eaten, with skin to be worn, and oil to be used. Stop smoking crack.

[@hv4654]

Is this meant to be a joke?

[@McGoogger]

wow great vid

[@user-nf8ph1gd4d]

I would love to know the background music

[@bobcostas6272]

Neat, subbed

[@mymom1462]

Based Video and channel my king! Looking forward to see your channel grow.

[@user-rf1op3uh6n]

"Throw the stinky butter at them!" -Whale Watchers

[@coopergoss350]

Amazing video

[@fraserb2104]

shout out New Bedford

[@knowwearneresquare3177]

I see why sailors drink

[@domblaze]

Wonder if this will hit my algorithm

[@valardy]

The Cabo Verdean people🇨🇻 where the whalers in New Bedford Massachusetts

[@TentacleShark]

whales were just water mammoths

[@additedtochrist]

🔥🔥🔥

[@theloniousmonk1000]

Bring back blubber

[@patronsaintofpoison]

Blubber belongs to whales, imagine if whales killed thousands of humans just to eat our fat

[@Kristoph-69-69]

As with everything. Capitalism made it unsustainable.

[@kenopsia6748]

should we be commies instead?

[@cafhead]

No we just shouldn't jugde

[@itsnotme3882]

Just straight facts: whale oil is more carbon neutral than petroleum and other crude oil products and making the switch back to whale oil would be far better for the planet. Just straight facts.

[@Lrriedley]

Nice to end a nice video in a socialist fashion, thanks.

[@stephenhawking9781]

In no way was that directed towards socialism, it was a stand alone statement. And was it not true? Capitalism very well may be the best system we know of but it is not without its flaws.

[@OacarBritz-lx1bp]

It was cool back then but now its whack