What's the difference between whaleboat and whaling?

Whaleboat


Definition:

  • (n.) A long, narrow boat, sharp at both ends, used by whalemen.

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Whaling


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whala
  • (n.) The hunting of whales.
  • (a.) Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a whaling voyage; a whaling vessel.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A sperm whale myoglobin gene containing multiple unique restriction sites has been constructed in pUC 18 by sequential assembly of chemically synthesized oligonucleotide fragments.
  • (2) Japan needs to sell whale meat at a competitive price, similar to that of pork or chicken, and to do that it needs to increase its annual catch."
  • (3) Australia is hoping to put a permanent end to Japan's annual slaughter of hundreds of whales in the Southern Ocean, in a landmark legal challenge that begins this week.
  • (4) Earlier today Liz Sandeman, a marine mammal medic who went out in a lifeboat to examine the whale, said: "It looks quite healthy and quite relaxed.
  • (5) If anything, we empathise with the whales more than the humans because they're treated like animals.
  • (6) In 2011, a young sperm whale was found floating dead off the Greek island of Mykonos.
  • (7) At higher pH, this signal changes in a way different from that observed for whale myoglobin.
  • (8) Campbell said that if all signatories to the convention killed as many minke whales as Japan does, then more than 83,000 would be slaughtered in the Southern Ocean every year.
  • (9) Crystals have been grown of "sperm whale" myoglobin produced in Escherichia coli from a synthetic gene and the structure has been solved to 1.9 A resolution.
  • (10) Next year they will target 50 fin whales, 50 endangered humpbacks, and another 925 minkes.
  • (11) Crystalline myoglobin was isolated from the skeletal muscle of the finback whale and fractionated, in its cyanmet form, into nine components (I-IX) by chromatography on CM-cellulose.
  • (12) While in detention in Tokyo he indicated he no longer wished to take part in anti-whaling activities.
  • (13) Between June 20 and the end of August, whalers in Wadaura and three other villages will be permitted to catch 66 Baird's beaked whales that, because of their relatively small size, are not covered by the 1986 International Whaling Commission's ban on commercial hunting.
  • (14) Although Migaloo’s rough itinerary can be figured out, it is still a lucky whale watcher who spots him, Oskar Peterson, from the White Whale Research Centre , told Guardian Australia.
  • (15) Japan should undertake some DNA research in Japanese fish markets, where endangered whales - including orcas and humpbacks - are being sold as minke whales.
  • (16) The Institute of Cetacean Research, a quasi-governmental body that oversees the hunts, had hoped to use sales from the meat to cover the costs of the whaling fleet's expeditions, she said.
  • (17) 3.06pm BST More scientific reaction Ken Collins, a senior research fellow at the University of Southampton, said there was no justification for using lethal methods for researching whales.
  • (18) Ben Lewis (@ben_lewis10) The 'vibe' of the #ICJ decision so far- #Whaling can be done for scientific research... but Japan doing on too big a scale.
  • (19) Occurrence of BaP adducts in the brain of three whales of this population coincides with the high incidence of tumours.
  • (20) Only one bryde's whale sample was available for investigation.

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