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Whaling:
was at it's peak in Whitby 1753-1833 it began in 1735.
Between 1733-1785 H.M. Government paid bounties to whale hunters
in England amounting to £1,062,272 18s. 2d. The bounty paid was set
to decrease every 5 years from 1771, and to cease in 1786,
(a year incidentally which saw the largest number of ships go to the whaling
grounds from Whitby, 20 ships). However by further acts the bounty was
continued. Whitby whaling ceased in 1837, in that year two ships
set off for the whaling grounds. The "Phoenix" got no further than the
scar behind the East Pier where she was stranded until the following spring.
The "Camden" reached the whaling grounds but returned clean. (No catch).
2,760 whales were caught and brought to Whitby between 1767-1816
as well as 25,000 seals, 55 bears and 43 |
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