228 The Under-Water World 



tunity to see the latest efforts made in 

 whale preservation. It was part of the 

 Expedition's work to harpoon whales 

 with harmless silver darts, each dart 

 being stamped with records of longitude, 

 latitude, date of firing, etc., and many 

 such darts are doubtless now being 

 carried about the high seas embedded in 

 the sensitive skins of living whales which; 

 when captured, will furnish valuable in- 

 formation as to the little known habits 

 of these animals. The position of shoot- 

 ing is recorded in a log against the 

 number of the dart fired, and a reward 

 offered by posters at all the whaling 

 stations of the world for the return of 

 darts and certain data. 



According to Dr. Stanley Kemp, the 

 chief of the scientific staff of the 

 Discovery, the intensive whaling now 

 going on in the South Seas, unless 

 decisively checked, will before long re- 

 duce the animal almost to the point of 



