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What kind of whales do they hunt? There is a type of whale that whalers go out to sea to hunt and that whale is called the right whale.

How do they track the right whales so they know where to find them? Today researchers know about 5 areas where there found which are the Georgia and Florida coasts, Stellwagen Bank and Cape Cod Bay, the Great South Channel east of Cape Cod, the Bay of Fundy, and the Scotian Shelf.

How much money can be made? The industry is claimed to make around 1 billion dollars a year on whaleing supplies, whale oils etc.

How long does it take to kill the whale? Now a days we have harpoon cannons all equiped with explosives that go off after going in about a foot to the whale. Its claimed to give the whale enough brain damage to knock it out within a few second so they can board the whale onto the ship. Other ten that it all depends on how long it take for the harpooner to hit the whale and load it onto the ship.

How many whales can you kill at a time on the ship? as many that can fit can be.

Whats a whales natural predator in the water? Killer whales kill many whales even the largest whales like the blue whalesbut small whales can be killed by some sharks.