Whaling in Argentina

Whaling in Argentina was a major industry in both the South Pacific and South Atlantic coasts, and around the Falkland Islands. The primary whalers were Norwegian and Scottish ships, and the primary quarry the southern right whale.[1]

The Argentina whaling ship Juan Peron in 1951

References

Gilders, Michelle A. Reflections of a Whale-Watcher. Indiana University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-253-20957-9, ISBN 978-0-253-20957-3

Whaling
History of whaling
By country	Argentina Australia Western Australia Basque Country Brazil Canada Pacific Northwest Faroe Islands Germany Greenland Iceland Japan Madagascar Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Russia Scotland Seychelles South Africa United Kingdom United States
Harpoons	Explosive harpoon Jarmann harpoon rifle One-flue harpoon Toggling harpoon Two-flue harpoon
Hunting type	Aboriginal whaling Dolphin drive hunting Drift whale Sperm whaling Subsistence hunting of the bowhead whale
Implements	Whaling ship Whaleboat Grindaknívur Harpoon cannon Head spade Try pot Trywork
Products	Ambergris Ambrein Baleen Blubber Cetyl alcohol Muktuk Scrimshaw Spermaceti Sperm oil Tabua Whale feces, meat, oil
Regulations	Blue Whale Unit International Whaling Commission International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling Institute of Cetacean Research Whale conservation
Sanctuaries	Australian Whale Sanctuary Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary South Pacific Whale Sanctuary Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary

Economy of Argentina
History	Agricultural colonies · Railway nationalization Five-Year Plans Rodrigazo Austral plan Convertibility plan Railway privatisation 1999–2002 crisis 2007–10 recession 2008 farmers' strike Argentine currency controls (2011–15) Historical exchange rates
Agriculture	Wine Tobacco Beef Timber Whaling
Other sectors	Energy Mining Defence industry Foreign trade Tourism Telecommunications Banking (Central Bank of Argentina)
Other	Argentine peso Provincial economies Provinces by HDI Companies Infrastructure Ministry of Economy Taxation Trade unions Stock exchange
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Whaling in South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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