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- BFI identifier117339
- Date1947-09 (Release)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisThe film shows a modern whalehunt in the Antarctic. (Synopsis) DOCUMENTARY: A survey of whale hunting in the Antarctic. "R.1" Britain's new whaling ship, the Balaena - the first to be equipped with aeroplanes, is launched. Accompanying this factory ship to the far South are the fast catcher vessels, which, directed by expert gunners, harpoon the whales. Methods of searching for, harpooning and securing whales are seen. (835 ft). "R.2" The purpose of aircraft (to find clear water and gaps in the ice) is demonstrated. Once aboard the factory ship, the carcase of the whale is examined by scientists for research purposes and government inspectors come aboard to see that regulations regarding whales are strictly observed. Details are given of the limitations imposed on the whaling industry by the whaling convention (numbers to be killed etc.) Some of the processes undergone by the carcases are seen - washing, removing blubber, sawing bone etc., and statistics are given of the number of whales killed each year, the products of the whale and the value of the industry. The problems of limiting the slaughter of whales, and humane ways of killing them are mentioned. (1770 ft). (Shotlist)
- Work historyDocumentary short.
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Antarctic Whale Hunt (Original)
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Work - 117339 - 1947-09 (Release)
United Kingdom - Film - Non Fiction
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