Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Subsistence-Whaling-in-Alaska-27MZIFVA4WNE.htmlConceptually similarSubsistence Whaling in AlaskaGP04CQFCompleted★★★★Subsistence Whaling in AlaskaGP04CQICompleted★★★★Preparing Whaling Boat in AlaskaGP04CQLCompleted★★★★Subsistence Whaling in AlaskaGP04CR0Completed★★★★Subsistence Whaling in AlaskaGP04CR5Completed★★★★Subsistence Whaling in AlaskaGP04CRKCompleted★★★★Subsistence Whaling in AlaskaGP04CRMCompleted★★★★Inupiat Whale Hunting in AlaskaGP04CR2Completed★★★★High Winds in AlaskaGP04B4RCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP04B4MSubsistence Whaling in AlaskaIn Barrow, Alaska, a whaling captain returns from an unsuccesful hunt as weather conditions worsen during the Inupiat autumn whale hunt.Alaska's Arctic people now stand at a crossroads between continued benefits from oil industry generated revenues and protecting the marine environment they have depended on for thousands of years. Royal Dutch Shell's plans to drill offshore in the Alaskan Arctic in 2012 has caused a split among the native communities who have traditionally hunted whales for subsistence.Locations:Alaska-Arctic-Arctic Coastal Plain-Barrow (Alaska)-North America-United States of AmericaDate:12 Oct, 2011Credit:© Rose Sjölander / 70°Maximum size:5311px X 3541pxRestrictions:Ok for Greenpeace use and for approved external Greenpeace campaign related use. Contact the photographer directly or Greenpeace UK (photo.uk@greenpeace.org) for any other external licensing or sales.Keywords:Autumn-Boats-Inupiat-KWCI (GPI)-Landscapes-Local population-Outdoors-Save the Arctic (campaign title)-Seas-Snow-Storms (weather)-Whalers-Whaling-WindyShoot:70° North - Arctic Documentation70° North is a multimedia project documenting the impact of climate change and resources exploration in the Arctic.Shell's plans to drill offshore in the Alaskan Arctic in 2012 has divided the native communities who now stand at a crossroads between continued benefits from industry generated revenues and protecting the marine environment they have depended on for thousands of years. Shell's proposed offshore drill site is in the path of the bowhead whale's migration route. Many Inupiat hunters are concerned about Shell's lack of spill response capabilities if licenses are granted to drill offshore in the Arctic's Beaufort and Chukchi seasGreenpeace is campaigning for a global sanctuary to be declared around the uninhabited area of the North Pole to save the Arctic from attempts by oil companies to exploit the region’s resources for short term profit.
