Remains of the abandoned whale station in Port Foster, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Remains of the abandoned whale station in Port Foster, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus), surfacing off the Kalpitiya Peninsula, Sri Lanka, Asia

Abandoned machinery at the Grytviken whaling station, Norway

Inuit Settlement with locals cutting and cleansing a freshly caught Grey whale, Lorino Village (Chukotskiy Peninsular) Russia, Asia.

Locally caught whale meat (Hvalbuff) in Reykjavik flea market (2004) after the resumption of commercial whaling in Iceland.

Locally caught whale meat in Reykjavik flea market (2004) after the resumption of commercial whaling in Iceland.

A whale bone arch and old vats for rendering down whale blubber in Ilulissat, Greenland, Polar Regions

Inuit Settlement with locals cutting large slabs of whale meat from a freshly caught Grey whale, Lorino Village (Chukotskiy Peninsular) Russia, Asia.

Woman processing whale shark meat (tofu shark), Suao, Taipei, Taiwan, Asia

The new whaling museum and abandoned machinery at the Grytviken whaling station

Wreck of the Bayard in Ocean Harbour a whaling station in South Georgia, with a colony of South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus). Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Ruins of the whaling station Ocean Harbour in South Georgia. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Ruins of Stromness Whaling Station in South Georgia, sign to ban access to the station. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

The former Flensing Plan. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Wreck with Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) on the former Flensing Plan. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Ruins of Stromness Whaling Station in South Georgia Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Wreck of the Dias in Grytviken. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Ruins of the whaling station Ocean Harbour in South Georgia. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

The Petrel a whale catcher. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

The Petrel a whale catcher. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Wreck of the Bayard in Ocean Harbour a whaling station in South Georgia, with a colony of South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus). Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Wreck of a small ship. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

The church. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Cemetery. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October