Hi Kara,

In New Zealand, we had many shore whaling stations round the coast from the 1820s to 1850s. Whaleboats would row out to harpoon Southern Right Whales coming close into shore to breed. The whales would be towed ashore for the blubber to be stripped and the oild tried out. "Bay whalers" would work from sailing ships, often fro Right Whales, and town the catch into sheltered bays to flense.

"Tonguers" were groups of guys, often Maori, who would collect the skeletons after the "professional" whalers had finished, and collect more oil from the "leftovers" - this often included the whale's tongue, which would give a reasonable amount of oil.

Cheers - Sam