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A '''blue whale unit''' (BWU) was a unit of measurement used in the regulation of [[whaling]]. It was originally used by a cartel of whaling companies in the Antarctic Ocean in the 1930s. It was later used by the [[International Whaling Commission]] through the 1960s to measure nations respective whale quotas.<ref name=Burnett /<ref>{{cite book|last=Burnett|first=D. Graham|title=The Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century|year=2012|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=0226081303}}</ref> |
A '''blue whale unit''' (BWU) was a unit of measurement used in the regulation of [[whaling]]. It was originally used by a cartel of whaling companies in the Antarctic Ocean in the 1930s. It was later used by the [[International Whaling Commission]] through the 1960s to measure nations respective whale quotas.<ref name=Burnett /<ref>{{cite book|last=Burnett|first=D. Graham|title=The Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century|year=2012|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=0226081303}}</ref> |
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One blue whale unit can be expressed in terms of: one [[blue whale]], two [[fin whales]], two and a half [[humpback whales|humpback whale]], or six [[sei |
One blue whale unit can be expressed in terms of: one [[blue whale]], two [[fin whales]], two and a half [[humpback whales|humpback whale]], or six [[sei whale]]. The ratios are roughly based on the relative amounts of oil that each species yields.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gulland|first=J.A.|title=Fisheries Management and the Limitations of Fishing|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/96215E/96215e00.htm#Contents|publisher=Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations|accessdate=24 June 2012}}</ref> |
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A blue whale unit (BWU) was a unit of measurement used in the regulation of whaling. It was originally used by a cartel of whaling companies in the Antarctic Ocean in the 1930s. It was later used by the International Whaling Commission through the 1960s to measure nations respective whale quotas.[1] One blue whale unit can be expressed in terms of: one blue whale, two fin whales, two and a half humpback whale, or six sei whale. The ratios are roughly based on the relative amounts of oil that each species yields.[2]
References
- ^ Burnett, D. Graham (2012). The Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226081303.
- ^ Gulland, J.A. "Fisheries Management and the Limitations of Fishing". Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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