North Atlantic right whales: from hunted leviathan to conservation icon

Rescuing Nantucket

What's in a name?

Foraging with a smile

Evolution

The origin of whaling

Medieval whaling in northern Europe

Ghost whalers

Basque whaling in Terranova

The dawn of international whaling

A fitful start for colonial whalers

Long Island whaling

Cape Cod whaling

Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Cape May

Whaling from the Carolinas to Florida

Estimating pre-exploitation population size

A second chance

A dedicated recovery program

Nobody wants to hit a whale

Slow speed ahead

Entanglement

Oh, what a tangled web

Ten thousand right whales.

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Rescuing Nantucket; 2. What's in a Name?; 3. Foraging with a Smile; 4. Evolution; 5. The Origin of Whaling; 6. Medieval Whaling in Northern Europe; 7. Ghost Whalers; 8. Basque Whaling in Terranova; 9. The Dawn of International Whaling; 10. A Fitful Start for Colonial Whalers; 11. Long Island Whaling; 12. Cape Cod Whaling; 13. Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Cape May; 14. Whaling from the Carolinas to Florida; 15. Estimating Pre-exploitation Population Size; 16. A Second Chance

17. A Dedicated Recovery Program18. Nobody Wants to Hit a Whale; 19. Slow Speed Ahead; 20. Entanglement; 21. Oh, What a Tangled Web; 22. Ten Thousand Right Whales; Appendix; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z