This Is Why The Whaling Industry Should Never Be Forgotten

In 1961, the Soviet Union killed 9,619 humpback whales.

They reported 302.

Nobody found out for thirty years.

This is not just a story about whales.
This is a story about the largest coverup
in the history of environmental crime.
About an industry that powered human civilization
for three hundred years.
About three million animals killed.
About a planetary system dismantled
and called it business.

And about what we lost that we are still
trying to get back.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 — 9,619 Killed. 302 Reported.
05:00 — The Industry That Lit The World
12:00 — What They Were Actually Selling
20:00 — The Explosive Harpoon Changed Everything
28:00 — The Soviet Coverup
38:00 — Japan. Norway. Iceland. It Never Stopped.
44:00 — Whales Are Planetary Infrastructure
52:00 — The Whale Fall — A World Built On Death
58:00 — What The Ocean Is Still Waiting For

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