Blue Whale Unit

A blue whale unit (BWU) was a unit of measurement used in the regulation of whaling. It was originally used by a cartel of whaling companies in the Antarctic Ocean in the 1930s. It was later used by the International Whaling Commission through the 1960s to measure nations respective whale quotas.^[1] One blue whale unit can be expressed in terms of: one blue whale, two fin whales, two and a half humpback whale, or six sei whales. The ratios are roughly based on the relative amounts of oil that each species yields.^[2]

References

↑ Burnett, D. Graham (2012). The Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226081304.
↑ Gulland, J.A. "Fisheries Management and the Limitations of Fishing". Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

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[Burnett-1] Burnett, D. Graham (2012). The Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226081304.

[2] Gulland, J.A. "Fisheries Management and the Limitations of Fishing". Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

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History of whaling
By country	Argentina Australia Western Australia Basque Country Brazil Canada Pacific Northwest Chile 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 Paledang Try-pot Try-works
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 Uruguayan Whale and Dolphin Sanctuary Ligurian Sea Cetacean Sanctuary Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary South Pacific Whale Sanctuary Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary

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