50 years ago, U.S. commercial whaling was coming to an end
Excerpt from the March 6, 1971 issue of Science News
Commercial whaling has been banned worldwide since 1986, though some countries, including Japan (a Japanese whaling ship in Antarctica, shown), continue the practice.
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Whale protection — Science News, March 6, 1971
Whaling by the single remaining United States whaling firm, the Del Monte Fishing Co.