Sentence examples for whaling up from inspiring English sources

Since 1971, when "Songs of the Humpback Whale" became a hit album and groups like Greenpeace were filming factory-scale whaling up close, western countries have grown to revere the animals as a sort of benevolent alien.

In the unlikely event that the Japanese give up whaling for good, "Whale Wars" as we know it would be over.

But much like the modern petroleum industry -- which began in the late 1850s, making it only slightly younger than Melville's novel -- whaling quickly came up against the limits of its resources.

Officials in Brussels have warned the northern nation that if it wants to join the European Union it must give up whaling.

His Sea Shepherd society, with its fleet of vessels, helicopters and speed boats, acts as a vigilante group, on a mission to fuck up whaling ships by any means possible – throwing stink bombs was a personal favourite – while staying (mostly) on the right side of the law (they've also been pilloried in an episode of South Park).  .

It was thought that whaling activities up to 1965 had eliminated this population.

TOKYO — A wildlife conservation group has said in a report that Japan has been propping up its whaling industry with nearly $400 million in tax money in recent years, stepping up subsidies even as the consumption of whale meat has slumped.

TOKYO — A wildlife conservation group said in a report on Wednesday that Japan has been propping up its whaling industry with nearly $400 million in tax money in recent years, stepping up subsidies even as consumption of whale meat here has slumped.

In another series, activists go up against whaling ships.Marjorie Kaplan, who has steered Animal Planet in this direction, says the "hands-on-hips" documentary presenter is out of style.

In the heyday of New Bedford as a whaling port, Bradford set up a studio overlooking the harbor after failing as the owner of a clothing store because, he said, "I spent too much time painting to succeed".

It only a took a few years for the the sperm whaling industry to dry up.