The Aug. 20, 1925 return of the schooner John R. Manta was the final nail in the coffin of the New Bedford whaling industry.

Whaling in the Faroe Islands is an age-old tradition that has come under huge international scrutiny in recent years.

Interpol said Tuesday it was removing a most-wanted designation for anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson, who is sought by Japan over an encounter with a whaling ship and who was jailed for several ...

Pamphlet featuring selections from the collection of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, sponsored by the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, New Bedford, Massachusetts.