Abandoned whale shore processing station, Talknafjorour, Iceland, Polar Regions

Abandoned whale shore processing station, Talknafjorour, Iceland, Polar Regions

Abandoned whale shore processing station, Talknafjorour, Iceland, Polar Regions

Views of the wreck of the Guvernoren, a 20th century whale processing ship, in the Enterprise Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Views of the wreck of the Guvernoren, a 20th century whale processing ship, in the Enterprise Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Views of the abandoned whale processing station at Whalers Bay on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Views of the abandoned whale processing station at Whalers Bay on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

The National Geographic Endeavour anchored at the old Norwegian whaling station at Whaler's Cove, Deception Island

The old British Whaling Station at Port Lockroy and the whalebones across the bay at Point Jougla near Weincke Island, Antarctica.

Weathered whale vertebrae on Jougla Point near the old British Whaling Station at Port Lockroy on Weincke Island, Antarctica.

The old Norwegian whaling station at Whaler's Cove, Deception Island. The station ran from 1904 through 1931. Shown here are the old steam tanks used for rendering.

The old British Whaling Station at Port Lockroy and the whalebones across the bay at Point Jougla near Weincke Island, Antarctica.

Weathered whale vertebrae on Jougla Point near the old British Whaling Station at Port Lockroy on Weincke Island, Antarctica.

The old British Whaling Station at Port Lockroy and the whalebones across the bay at Point Jougla near Weincke Island, Antarctica.

Abandoned machinery at the Grytviken whaling station, Norway

The old Norwegian whaling station at Whaler's Cove, Deception Island

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

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

Monument commemorating the whalers of Pico in Sao Roque do Pico. Pico Island, an island in the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the Atlantic ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Portugal, Azores

Monument commemorating the whalers of Pico in Sao Roque do Pico. Pico Island, an island in the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the Atlantic ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Portugal, Azores