A legendary American practitioner in this industry was Jonathan Bourne.
A legendary American practitioner in this industry was Jonathan Bourne. A group of people involved in this activity slaughtered all but two members of the local Gunditjmara people at the settlement of Portland, during an incident called the Convincing Ground Massacre in Australia. During the 1950s and early 60s, this industry was the primary concern of a company named for Christian Salvesen. When a local merchant, Constantino Davidoff, tried to remove that company's property as part of Project Alpha, he unwittingly sparked a conflict at South Georgia, now known as the War of the Falkland Islands. An incident called the "Disaster of 1871" was a severe setback to this industry. The "City That Lit the World" became the motto for the town of New Bedford when it became a base for this industry after the American Revolution. For 10 points, name this industry, based in towns like Nantucket, in which products like baleen are harvested from certain sea animals.
A legendary American practitioner in this industry was Jonathan Bourne.
whaling industry [accept any reasonable equivalent that references  whales, such as "hunting whales" or "killing whales" Â– prompt for more specific on fishing or hunting]