In his five decades as a whaler ... surviving resident of his fishing village. “The boats were just too small. Occasionally the villagers might kill a whale from shore if it came in close ...

It takes a village to pull up a whale,” says ... whaling season and give thanks for the gift of the whale. Successful whalers do the blanket toss, in which they rely on the group to catch ...

Additionally, a few whale watching and snorkeling excursions ... Free public parking around the beach is limited, though Whalers Village offers 500 spots in its lot with up to two hours of ...

Using the whale catcher boats, the Cheynes II, III and IV, the whalers took an average of 86 humpbacks a year until a ban on hunting that species came into effect in 1963. In 1955, they had begun ...