How whaling evolved from its Basque origins into a vast global business - Peer2Peer

How whaling evolved from its Basque origins into a vast global business

Apr 17, 2026

The earliest documentary evidence of organized whaling dates back to the 11th century in the Basque Country. From there, the activity spread rapidly across the ports of the Bay of Biscay, from Galicia to Labourd in France, and then across the Atlantic to countries such as Brazil and Iceland.

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-whaling-evolved-basque-vast-global.html

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