INTRODUCTION 



A modern shore whaling station at Kyuquot, Vancouver Island, 

 B. C The flensing slip, carcass platform and wharf are 

 shown in the foreground. In the background is the manager's 

 dwelling. 



had to hunt so far from the stations as to make the 

 trip unprofitable, the "floating factory" was devised. 

 This is a large steamship of five or six thousand tons 

 which is fitted with huge boiling vats and can be moved 

 about from place to place as the whales themselves 

 travel. Usually two or three steamers operate from 

 one floating factory for formerly when only the blub- 

 ber was used and the carcass was turned adrift, one 

 ship could not supply enough whales to make the work 

 profitable. These factories are used most extensively 

 on! the South Atlantic grounds. 



The modern shore station is usually situated in a 



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