Charles W. Morgan

female
"Charles W. Morgan" was a U.S. whaling ship during the 1800s. Ships of this type usually harvested the blubber of whales for the use of whale oil...
Robert Hunter

Robert Hunter

male, deceased (2005)
Robert (Bob) Lorne Hunter (October 13, 1941 - May 2 2005) was a Canadian environmentalist, journalist, author and politician. A member of the Don't...
John Murray

John Murray

male, deceased (1914)
Sir John Murray KCB (3 March 1841 – 6 March 1914) was a pioneering Scots-Canadian oceanographer and marine biologist. Murray was born at Cobourg, On...

Roger Payne

male, 74 years old
Roger Payne is a biologist and environmentalist made famous by (together with Scott McVay) in 1967 discovering Whale song among Humpback whales....

Jason

male
"Jason" was a Norwegian whaling vessel laid down in Rødsverven, Norway in 1881. The ship, financed by Norwegian entrepeneur Christen Christensen f...
Frank Worsley

Frank Worsley

male, deceased (1943)
Frank A. Worsley (1872, (Akaroa) - 1943) was a New Zealand sailor and explorer. After serving in the Pacific he joined Ernest Shackleton's Imperial...
Paul Spong

Paul Spong

male, 70 years old
Dr. Paul Spong is a neurologist, biologist and zoologist from New Zealand. He has spent more than 30 years researching orcas (or Killer whales) and...
Svend Foyn

Svend Foyn

male, deceased (1894)
Svend Foyn was a Norwegian from Tønsberg. In 1864 he sailed the first "purpose-built" steam whale catcher, the Spes et Fides (Hope & Faith), with s...
Lars Christensen

Lars Christensen

male
Lars Christensen was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica. Christensen was born into a...

Tuhawaiki

male
Tuhawaiki - often known as Hone Tuhawaiki, John Tuhawaiki or Jack Tuhawaiki, or by his nickname of "Bloody Jack" - was a paramount chief of the...