Definition of bay whaling in English:

bay whaling

noun

mass nounAustralian, NZ historical

单词	bay whaling
释义	Definition of bay whaling in English: bay whaling noun mass nounAustralian, NZ historical The practice or industry of hunting whales from a station on the shore. they were involved in bay whaling around the southern coasts Example sentencesExamples The next two months of bay whaling brought 800 additional barrels of black oil. By the early 1850s the promise of gold had lured sailors away from whaling; bay whaling ceased in 1851. American ships typically went “bay-whaling” along the southwestern australian coastline. Bay whaling stations quickly spread to other suitable coastal indentations. He told his family of the days of bay whaling, when once they harpooned a calf and the furious mother split the boat in half. Previously he had been engaged in bay whaling in New Zealand and was commander of the Caroline in the early 1830s.
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