Deadliest Catches: The End of Whaling

In this video, KQED speaks with Pratt Peterson, a former whaler, about his time at Point San Pablo.

Citation:

Mark Fiore. (2019 Aug 30). Commercial Whaling's Last Holdout: The Bay Area? KQED. https://www.kqed.org/news/11771127/commercial-whalings-last-holdout-the-bay-area

In this New York Times article, you can see a contemporary reaction to Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans announcing the prohibition of all commercial whaling in the U.S. Click on the image to see the full article. 

Citation:

The New York Times. (1971 Mar 7) Ban on Whaling Stuns Coast Company. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1971/03/07/archives/ban-on-whaling-stuns-coast-company.html