A whaling vessel is a specialized ship designed for hunting and processing whales at sea, equipped with harpoon cannons and onboard flensing decks. Historically used by commercial whalers for oil and baleen, these vessels now primarily serve indigenous communities for subsistence and scientific research, benefiting marine biologists studying whale populations.
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