50 years ago, U.S. commercial whaling was coming to an end
Excerpt from the March 6, 1971 issue of Science News
![a photo of a whaling ship hauling in a catch](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/011421_jl_50ya_whaling_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Commercial whaling has been banned worldwide since 1986, though some countries, including Japan (a Japanese whaling ship in Antarctica, shown), continue the practice.
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