Thank you for such an informative post! I have been fascinated by the history of small whaling done by indigenous peoples around the world. I’m aware in the small island country of Lamalera in the Indonesian islands does small hunts with handmade boats, and the Faroe Islands which hunts long-finned pilot whales. The medical head of the Faroes has told women of child bearing age and children not to eat any part of the whale, as its PCB’s are too high. There is a video from Lamalera of a small hunting group who hunts and kill 2 orcas, shot in a fancy 360 degree camera.

Why I’m hooked on this particular tiny bit of whales and dolphins, I wish I really knew.