Jun 28, 2026 · 8 min · 8 segments
Whales were hunted in Australian waters up until the late 1970s... and they were used in everything from detergent to lipstick. This episode will answer questions like: - Why did Australia stop…
Hey, Mike, you haven't seen anything? No fish?
But it's a bit of a misleading question, because the pair aren't fishing for fish, they're hunting for whales.
And if you were paying attention in science lessons, you'd know whales are mammals, not fish.
As dawn broke over the eastern horizon, the whale chasers with their expert 17-man crews would steam out to the killing ground off the edge of the continental shelf.
But I suppose those crews weren't exactly bringing the whales back to shore alive.
Hey, Mike, you haven't seen anything? No fish?
But it's a bit of a misleading question, because the pair aren't fishing for fish, they're hunting for whales.
And if you were paying attention in science lessons, you'd know whales are mammals, not fish.
As dawn broke over the eastern horizon, the whale chasers with their expert 17-man crews would steam out to the killing ground off the edge of the continental shelf.
But I suppose those crews weren't exactly bringing the whales back to shore alive.
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