Antarctic Whaling explores how British whalers came to claim so large a share of the whales taken from the Southern Ocean in the first half of the twentieth century, and, more particularly, where, when, how and why the British Government came to play so large a part in whaling history through its endeavour to regulate the whaling grounds.
About the author
John Dudeney (Ph D and BSc London) has over 56 years of Antarctic experience, first as a physical scientist and administrator at the British Antarctic Survey, retiring as Deputy Director in 2006, then as a researcher in Antarctic political history and a lecturer on Antarctic tour ships. He has travelled many times to Antarctica including two consecutive winters in the late 1960s. John has around 100 publications and was honoured to receive the Polar Medal in 1976, a second clasp in 1995 and an OBE in 2004.
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