Helicopters and the Whaling Industry

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Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen I have been in some dilemma about the type of paper to read before such a technical body I would like very much to include a brief history of whaling, the zoology of whales, and the economics of whaling I would like to describe rounding Cape Horn in a full gale, and to tell you in an informal way of experiences during a hurricane in latitude 68 South last season, of terrible accidents and suicides, of personal sacrifice, of brilliant seamanship, of bitter disappointment, and of super-human efforts I would also like to recall some amusing, some sad and some frightening personal experiences that I had during two whaling seasons

Instead, I shall describe the structure of a whaling expedition and summarise last season’s work, trying to make a comparison between present whaling methods and new techniques offered to the whaling industry by the use of helicopters I shall conclude with a summary of the advantages to be gained by the use of helicopters for whaling