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"The Seychelles has become a major tourist destination for beachgoing and scuba diving, but it’s not only humans that are beginning to flock to this island.
In what marine biologists have described as a “phenomenal finding,” a survey of whales around the territorial waters of this archipelagic nation revealed the presence of blue whales—over a dozen.
It’s the first time they’ve been seen in these warm seas since 1966, and it’s a wonderful milestone in a long and increasingly successful recovery for the world’s largest animal.
The Seychelles are located in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, and they were historically a stopover point for Soviet whalers en route to Antarctica. The years 1963 to 1966 were particularly difficult for whales here, and many were taken before the International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling put an end to the practice of hunting baleen whales in 1973.
Since 1966, no dedicated investigation of whales in the Seychelles had been made until 2020, when a partnership of four universities conducted an acoustic survey over the period of two years.
They made five different sightings of groups of up to 10 animals.
“This was a phenomenal finding,” Jeremy Kiszka, a co-author of the paper from Florida International University, wrote in The Conversation. “We were prepared to not see any blue whales due to the high level of hunting that occurred fairly recently and absolutely no information was available since the last blue whale was killed in the region in 1964.” ...
The team behind the survey sent images taken of the whales’ dorsal sides to a database to see if any of them had been recorded before, and amid the reel, not a single one was a match with any other photographed whale.
This, the team suggests, means they have probably never been seen before, which for a species that big might seem strange, but along with there being only 5,000 to 15,000 on Earth, they migrate vast distances while diving deep, making recording their movements incredibly challenging.
The survey identified 23 whale species in total using hydroponic mics over 2 years with peak activity coming between December and April. This is a fascinating finding that suggests something about the seas around the Seychelles makes for excellent whale habitat."
-via Good News Network, April 30, 2024
#whales#blue whales#animals#marine life#marine biology#sea creatures#cetacean#seychelles#indian ocean#conservation#endangered species#whaling#conservation news#climate hope#good news#hope
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Baby sailor's first scrimshaw! My inspirations were 19th century Aivilingmiut, Wampanoag, and Anglo-American examples I saw at the New Bedford Whaling Museum this summer, as well as the ones in the #scrimshaw tag on this blog.
#scrimshaw#age of sail#sailor handicrafts#nautical art#my art#whaling#moby dick#maritime art#living history#sailor made#no whales were harmed
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"Humpbacks," Mary Oliver 🐋
currently reading moby dick for school and. i am having a whale relapse. this goes out to 10 year old me having a spiritual experience at the 3d whale movie at the museum of science
#whales#humpbacks#humpback whale#cape cod#massachusetts#whaling#nantucket#moby dick#herman melville#mary oliver#poetry#aesthetic
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Another viewing recommendation: The North Water! A whaling trip to the Arctic in 1859, and as usual things do not go very well. Filmed on location in the actual Arctic! I need a rewatch soon.
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Golden Narwal - Will Gist
#Golden Narwal#Will Gist#underwater#whaling#animal death#Legends of Runeterra#ships#game art#fantasy art#digital art
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Wary Sailor Pt. 2 | Matthew Joy x fem!reader
summary: Second Mate Matthew Joy goes out on a whale hunt and even after a successful chase, he can't seem to feel satisfied. Something's weighing heavily on his mind. While alone in the harpoon boat, trouble comes to call.
warnings: Aiming a gun at someone, talk of violence, smut, oral (F receiving), penetration, dubious consent (weird circumstances), unprotected sex, Matthew's abandonment issues lol.
word count: 2763k+
Tucumcari- Goodnight, Texas 🎶
Lady May- Tyler Childers 🎵
Note: The lyrics that I included are from the old whaling song Maid of Amsterdam.
*Pt. 3 (and maybe 4???) coming soon!
The men were deployed into the smaller whaling boats, each boat armed with a harpoon and dense cord. Matthew stood at the back of his boat to steer it away from the ship, navigating the aggravated water. He forced himself to think about the whales, keeping his mind inside the boat… but the girl’s eyes appeared like stars in the corner of his vision at all times.
“Joy!” One of the rowers was yelling at him, snapping him out of his trance. “Joy, focus! Don’t go soft on us all of a sudden, eh?”
Matthew grimaced as the grisly sailor chuckled. He steered them out to open water, following the Captain's boat as per his orders. While he couldn’t see their bodies in the water, Matthew could hear the loud vibrations of sound the Sperm whales made as they spoke to one another. He could also hear Owen yelling out commands to his men. The harpoonist prepared his weapon. Matthew directed his man to do the same.
“Steady now!” He advised his men as they waited for movement below the surface. Striking the whale was simple compared to the rest of the exhausting process. Matthew just planned on keeping his men alive but whale oil was also a necessity that he was willing to sacrifice for. He wasn’t a greedy man by any means, he’d lived in poverty all his life. His life was whaling and he didn’t spend much time off the ocean, the stillness made him restless.
“There she blows!” A man yelled and Matthew peered over the edge as the side of his boat rose out of the water, stuck on the back of an adolescent whale. As he looked over, the distinct silhouette of a woman wavered beneath the surface. Choosing to ignore it, Matthew swung the boat over to allow the harpooner to cast his weapon.
“Go, go, go!” He barked, spit flying from his mouth as he waved the man on. The harpoon sailed through the sky, landed in the water like a seabird, and missed. The whale diverted away from Matthew’s boat and found itself trapped beside Owen’s. The mother whale broke the surface nearby, distracting the men to the real prize. Matthew steered his boat away as the other men helped reel in the harpoon’s cord. The harpooner aimed and threw.
…
It was evening when the whale was secured by chains to the deck of the ship. The whale was so large she had to rest in two different places, one on the ship’s deck and the other in Matthew’s boat. The men aboard wrapped rags around their noses to cover the smell. Matthew just grimaced and rubbed the sockets of his eyes. The darkening landscape helped relieve some of his headache. The other men were already aboard the Essex, only he was left to watch over the end of the whale, saving it from sharks and other predators. He could hear the men singing as they did their work, scraping the fat from the inside of a giant. He hummed along to the song they were singing together.
A roving, a roving
Since roving's been my ru-i-in
I'll go no more a roving
With you fair maid!
Movement in the water drew his mind away from the song. Ripples expanded across the surface where something had just been. Matthew drew his rifle from the floorboards and checked the chamber for bullets. He watched the surface carefully for the distinct fins of sharks.
I put my hand upon her thigh
Mark well what I do say!
I put my hand upon her thigh
She said young man ‘That’s rather high’
I'll go no more a roving with you fair maid!
Matthew cocked the gun and aimed it at the dark water around his boat. The men’s singing seemed to dissipate with the seriousness of his situation. Sharks could be both dangerous and damaging. The scent of whale blood always drew them in, sending them into a frenzy where they could throw themselves against the side of the boat, risking damage. They were a nuisance to Matthew and he didn’t mind shooting them when necessary. The boat rocked in the waves and he steadied himself.
“Are you going to use that on me, Matthew Joy?” The voice behind him startled a gasp from his lips. He swung the rifle around, aiming it at the same face he’d seen hours before.
“You…” he whispered, keeping his rifle trained on her throat. Her eyes were the same green as before, only this time he could see them more clearly. The sun had fully set but colors remained in the sky above her head, bloody purples and such. He couldn’t see her body below the water but he saw that her shoulders were bare save the scattered pearls stuck to her skin like freckles.
“Are you going to shoot me?” She whispered back, her face inches from the barrel of the rifle. He licked his lips before speaking.
“Where… where did you go? You disappeared…” he muttered darkly, flicking his eyes up to the deck where his crewmates continued to work. He was alone with the girl.
“I had to see what you were like,” she offered a small smile. Matthew adjusted the way he held the gun, still aimed at her.
“You asked me if I believed in Sirens…” Matthew remembered warily, his eyes trailing over the pearls across her chest. Her dark hair rested behind her shoulders, down her back.
“Do you?” She asked and reached up her hands slowly, holding the edge of the small boat. He stared at her, his breath clouding the metal scope on his gun.
“Is that what you are?” He asked finally and the girl smiled once again.
“Is it quite shocking?” She teased and bit her lip timidly.
“Well… yes,” Matthew exhaled and raised his eyebrow, “I thought they were only in stories. They weren’t real… Why didn’t you sing?”
The girl cocked her head to the side. The air felt heavy between them as he waited for her response. His body was confused and frightened, something he’d rarely felt before. His instinct and desire clashed, strengthening the opposing forces within him.
“I don’t want to kill you,” she answered honestly, “we sing to kill.”
Matthew lowered his gun and nodded, breathless.
“You had legs. You didn’t look… ” He ran a shaky hand through his hair and ran his hand over his mouth. He could see the top of her fin break through the water. It was a beautiful silver color and her scales were shiny and iridescent.
“I wanted to see how you would treat me. I disguised myself as a human girl and you treated me gently.”
“What do you want from me? You had to keep me alive for some reason,” Matthew sat down on a plank of seating and rubbed the waterducts of his eyes.
“Nothing more than just to know you. I’ve watched your crew from the sea for weeks. You are a good, kind man.”
Matthew looked up from between his fingers and exhaled slowly, lowering his guard only slightly.
“Then what does this mean? How do you want to… know me?” He furrowed his brow and sat back once again on the plank of wood. Her hands tipped the boat slightly so that she could come a little closer to the sailor.
“Come closer, please…” she whispered and rose onto her elbows, her face a few inches from Matthew’s. Matthew stared at her lips, rosey pink and plump. She smelled like sea salt and clean things. Ever so slowly, Matthew closed the distance between them, his eyes staying on her lips.
“Y/N…” He tried to restrain himself as he whispered but eventually, as she stared up at him with her beautiful curtained eyes, he kissed her. It had been years since he’d actually kissed a woman. Kissing was so different than fucking. He’d forgotten how much he enjoyed it, the softness of it. Her hands inched up his blouse, beneath his overcoat, grabbing at his lapels. His hands found the sharp edges of her jaw, meeting her mouth with a more fervent kiss. She tasted lightly of salt, like seaspray against rocks. He devoured her flavor as though it were precious, forbidden. He twisted his fingers into her hair that felt dry despite being in the water, moaning against her lips.
“In what other ways do you want to know me?” He muttered against her lips, his eyes closed. Her fingers ran over his neck, down to the dip between his collarbones.
“I want to know every part of you,” she smiled and moved away, allowing the light from the deck to illuminate her figure below him in the water. Matthew hid a choked sigh as his eyes trailed over her body below the waves. Her body was decorated with pearls and scraps of white cloth. Instead of a tail, she now had two legs that beat the water to keep her afloat.
“Will you take me into your boat?” She asked softly and Matthew nearly forgot to respond, caught in a state of disbelief. He cleared his throat and scooped his hands beneath her arms, pulling her into the boat in one movement. Standing above him on two legs, she looked even more beautiful than she had hours earlier. He could see the buds of her nipples through the white fabric, surrounded by pearls and strands of seaweed. Her cunt was hidden behind a swath of wet fabric but he could still see the dark shape of pubic hair. He looked back up at her face, his lips having fallen apart in amazement. The Siren laughed softly and carded her fingers through his hair, pulling his head back slightly as she did.
“Lay me down,” she requested and smiled when he immediately wrapped his hands around her waist and flipped her over where she could lie flat on the bottom of the harpoon boat. The planks were far enough away to give him space to kneel above her. He supported himself above her, studying the contours of her body, plump and full. She twisted her fingers through his hair again and pulled him close so she could whisper in his ear.
“Now make love to me, Matthew Joy.”
…
He was already hard when she cupped her hand against his pants. It had been a while since he’d slept with a woman after months at sea. His body ached as badly as if he were a teenage boy again, not an aging man. He was throbbing as he moved the fabric on her cunt aside and lowered his head between her thighs. Looking up at her, he ran his tongue against her, tasting her. She hummed and shook with nerves.
A roving, a roving
Since roving's been my ru-i-in
I'll go no more a roving
With you fair maid!
Feeling emboldened by her reaction, Matthew licked her again and rubbed his nose against her clit. She was wet against his tongue and he licked his lips greedily. His cock started to throb as she whimpered and moaned beneath his mouth. Her hand pulled tightly at his hair but he loved the pain and worked his mouth harder into her cunt.
“Now, please now!” She begged him as she started to shake with pleasure. Taking the hint, Matthew undid his trousers and pushed them down to his knees. His face was still wet with her precum as he pulled out his cock and inserted himself quickly. She spasmed around him, her hands moving to grip the sides of the boat for leverage. His thighs clenched as he thrusted into her, his eyes almost rolling to the back of his head. He leaned closer to her chest and rocked into her neck as he fucked her.
“Oh you don’t know how long it’s been, love,” he sighed against her neck. “Is it ok?”
She nodded emphatically and pulled him closer by the back of his jacket, moving him deeper inside her. They both gasped out. He pulled his face away to watch her, still fucking her.
“Beautiful. Pretty pretty creature you are,” he praised her as he trailed a finger down her cheek. Her thighs bounced against his as he pulled her legs around his waist. The boat shook around them. He slipped his tongue around the mound of her breast beneath the cloth, making more moans escape the girl’s mouth. He slipped the fabric aside with one finger and looking up to watch her face, he pressed his mouth around a nipple and sucked. Immediately, her body pulled into his, her back arching off the curved bottom.
I'll go no more a roving
With you fair maid!
“Matthew…” she gasped as her muscles tightened and her bare feet flexed. He rolled his tongue around her nipple while his hand moved to hold her neck lightly, supporting her head. She cried out silently, her eyes screwed shut as if she were in pain. He dragged his tongue along her sternum to her neck and sucked at the flesh there. Her breathing evened out and she pulled his face to hers once again.
“Do what you want with me. Get what you need from me,” the seriousness of her command sent a spasm of pleasure into his cock, still inside her.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. I want you to use me,” she whispered and spread her legs farther. Matthew looked at her for a second before smiling.
“Fuck, love. I think I’ll fall in love with you,” he chuckled softly and brushed his hand across her cheek.
“And so what if you do, sailor? Hasn’t everyone else done the same at some point?”
Matthew raised an eyebrow and kissed her, dragging her hands out above her head. Pressing her hands down into the boat, he began to thrust slowly into her, his hips still rebounding off of her pelvis.
“You’re going to stay right here, Y/N. I don’t want to lose you again.”
The girl smiled and broke into a moan as he shortened his thrusts, keeping himself as far inside her as he could. He went slowly so he could feel the orgasm clearly as it came over him, making his cock feel swollen with seed. Her hips shook wildly as she began to lose control over her orgasms. He watched her orgasm and released a wave of contractions around him. Smiling, he finally began to speed up as she whimpered beneath him.
“Fuck, yes… fuck… yes!” He muttered breathlessly as he felt his cock start to twitch before his orgasm. She tightened around him, pulling him deeper and drawing a guttural groan from his throat. His shoulders shook with effort as he allowed his orgasm to explode, cumming inside the girl and sending waves of relief through his system. He pulled out slowly and kissed down her stomach, savoring the heat of her skin against his lips. She caught her breath as he lapped at her swollen cunt. She was still shaking from her orgasms and whined when his tongue overstimulated her. He cleaned her out and nibbled at the skin on the inside of her thighs.
“It’s time for me to go.”
Matthew looked up at her and furrowed his brow, “so soon?”
The girl nodded and sat up to face him.
“I’ll be back, I promise.” She smiled shyly and rubbed her nose against his.
“Where do you go… I mean where do you go while we’re aboard?” He stumbled over his words, still catching his breath.
“Here,” she offered no further clarification as Matthew gave her a questioning look. She pressed her hand against his cheek and laughed.
“Don’t worry about where I go, sailor. The sea is my home.”
Matthew kissed her hastily as he redid his pants and pulled his suspender straps back over his shoulders. She stood and kissed him once more before she stepped over the edge and dropped into the water. In seconds she was resurfacing with her silver tail.
“Let me ask you one thing,” Matthew stopped her before he could leave, “are you real? Was that real?” He gestured to the bottom of the boat and the girl laughed brightly.
“Be wary, sailor. You might just lose your mind."
Matthew nodded and watched as she backed away and dove into the dark water beyond the reflection of light from the deck. Moments later, a whistle sounded and he was called to return to the ship. Forcing himself to look away from the place where the girl disappeared, he felt the familiar material of his old coat that he had wrapped around the girl earlier on the plank beside him, folded and damp.
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End of Pt. 2!
#cillian murphy#cillian x fem!reader#fanfiction#cillian fanfic#cillian x y/n#smut#cillian fluff#in the heart of the sea#moby dick#whaling#piratecore#matthew joy#chris hemsworth#tom holland#peaky blinders#young cillian murphy#cillian murphy characters#historical romance#historical fiction#sirens#mermaid#mythical creatures#mythology and folklore#the sea#dark siren#dark!cillian#dark mermaids#lost at sea#cillian murphy x reader#cillian x reader
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Pitcher, New Bedford, early 20th century
Sepia transfer decoration of "Sperm Whaling; 'The Capture'." on one side and "The Niger -The Last of the Famous Full Rigged Ships Formerly Engaged in Whaling" on the other side. Panoramic view of New Bedford Harbor on the inner rim and "The Whaling City Souvenir of New Bedford Mass" inside spout. Marked "Buffalo Pottery 1908 made expressly for Bliss & Nye, New Bedford, Mass." on underside.
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Another divider I made for a fanfic that may or may not happen
I’m planning on doing a one-shot (for now) with jmart in dishonored’s universe, there Martin tells about his time on The Tundra - one of the last sailing whalers, his dreams of the Void and how close he felt to it while on that ship
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Thinking of the way there is a video game where you are a Victorian whaling ship captain… sailing around the seas, hunting whales, buying supplies, doing little quests and resolving conflicts among your crew… and there is a narrative event where you catch two of your officers, er, during, and one of the reaction options is ‘inquire about the possibility of joining in’…
(It’s Nantucket by Picaresque Games)
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In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
#in the heart of the sea#film#films#movies#sea#ocean#ron howard#nathaniel philbrick#whale#whales#whaling#nantucket#new england#ship#essex#whaleship#america#american#north america#age of sail#herman melville#moby dick#boats#boat
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Worked up some fresh Concepts for Mekka Miniatures , a pile of Pirate Orc Chompa Riders! Astride their fisty aquatic beasts, these mean boyz will chase you down and gut you like a fish!
#concept art#orc#orcs#ork#orks#orkz#WAAAGH#squig#fish#fishing#angler#angler fish#whaling#shark#hammerhead#hammerhead shark#eel#unagi#lobster#pirate#pirates
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Scrimshaw knife #2, made for a shipmate on the Sloop Providence.
#scrimshaw#age of sail#sailor handicrafts#nautical art#my art#lighthouse#whaling#moby dick#maritime art#living history#sailor made#no whales were harmed
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some visual development pieces for my Whaling Era horror comic anthology, Whalebones 🐋🦴
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Tired: Derek just sucks at being a werewolf/alpha. At this rate Stiles could be a better wolf. Wired: Derek is a Born Werewolf and as such has an entirely different culture than Stiles or Scott knows. He's a great wolf by his cultures standards.
!!FANFIC RECOMMENDATION BELOW!!
The Hale family were all Like That™ because they could scent each other and had pack bonds to rely on, rather than words. ((They all speak with eyebrows and body language, as well as scent and pack bond. The only one acceptable in "civilized aspects" is like, Laura, because she has so many human friends beyond pack, so she toes the line of both cultures.))
So Derek is entirely normal by his standards, but Teen Wolf is from the perspective of a human and a bitten wolf that used to be human, therefore we are getting an outside perspective on an unknown culture and putting our cultural expectations on Derek and how he should behave as a wolf.
LITERALLY AN AMAZING FANFIC. IT TEACHES AN ENTIRE NEW PERSPECTIVE AND HAS A SUPER FUN INTERACTION THROUGH FOOTNOTES.
I'm an absolute freaking nerd but I cannot tell you how intensely I admire this damn fanfic.
Please read it.
#teen wolf#derek hale#fanfiction#ao3 fanfic#fanfic#fanfiction recommendation#the hale pack#the hale family#academics#anthropomorphic#anthropomorphization#footnotes#english#stiles stilinski#sterek#derek x stiles#research paper#idk#i just love it#Guys please read it#Tired-wired pipeline.#The author even talks about whaling and a brief history#whaling#wolves#werewolves
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Careful, intricately-patterned drawings of whales, accompanied by the co-ordinates of where they were spotted, from the logbook of the ship Indian Chief kept by Thomas R. Bloomfield (1842–1844).
https://archive.org/details/ms220log119/page/n3/mode/2up
https://www.bunkhistory.org/resources/the-art-of-whaling-illustrations-from-the-logbooks-of-nantucket-whaleships-
https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-art-of-whaling/
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