Cases / Fishing ban · Australia · 1952–1978
Cheynes Beach whaling station near Albany closes in 1978
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No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
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- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
The Cheynes Beach whaling station at Albany, Australia, closed in 1978. According to Wikipedia, it had caught 1,136 humpback whales and 14,695 sperm whales from 1952.
What?
Whaling ended in Australia when the Cheynes Beach station near Albany closed in 1978. Albany Advertiser
Where?
Cheynes Beach, Albany, Australia Wikipedia
When?
Operated 1952 to 1978; opened as a museum in 1985 Wikipedia
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
- Humpback and sperm whales — 1,136 humpback and 14,695 sperm whales were caught at the station, 1952-1978 Wikipedia
Harmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
The station caught whales until it closed in 1978; it opened as the Whaleworld museum in 1985. Wikipedia
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
The Cheynes Beach station near Albany caught 1,136 humpback whales and 14,695 sperm whales between 1952 and 1978 (Wikipedia).
After humpback hunting for Antarctic stocks ended after 1962-63, the company turned to sperm whales (Wikipedia).
The station closed in 1978, and the Albany Advertiser reported the end of whaling that year.
The station opened as the Whaleworld museum in 1985 (Wikipedia).
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: the company said it would close on 31 July or 1 August 1978, citing the effect of the government inquiry on product demand, with whale oil about 80% of sales.
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: a government inquiry led by Sir Sydney Frost began in March 1978; its December 1978 report recommended ending Australian whaling, and the Whale Conservation Act followed in 1980.
- None on record The sources reviewed record no compensation for the closure.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not name the company that operated the station.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- Cheyne Beach Whaling StationWikipedia ·
- End to whaling in 1978Albany Advertiser ·