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feed; the Japanese use theirs for human consumption, grinding it up and putting it into cheeses

and making soups, etc. It is hoped that there will always be enough food for these wonderful
creatures that need so much to keep going.

Conclusion

During the 1930s the big factory ships came into operation; the first one being Tafelberg for

Irvin and Johnson. Whaling from these huge factory ships carried on until 1976. Today there is

no necessity to kill whales. Any necessary scientific testing can be carried out without interfering
in any way with their migration from Antarctica to the South African coast and back.

Although pollution is becoming a real problem in the world, today whales seem to be coping and
we hope that for years to come people will be able to sit on the rocks or in their cars around the

bays of South Africa and be able to see these wonderful creatures.

References

The South African Almanac and Directory for the year 1832, George Greig, Cape Town.

Boyes, G. J. (1913) Annual Report on the Simon's Town Magisterial District to the Minister of

Justice Pretoria. (Lodged in the SA Archives, vol. SMT 10 / 39).

Tredgold, A. (1985) Bay Between the Mountains, Human and Rousseau, Cape Town.

Simon’s Town Museum: Records.

Personal Communication: Dr Peter Best & T. V. Bulpin

Harrison, M. D. and M. M. Bryden (eds) (1977) Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises,

Intercontinental Publishing Corporation, Hong Kong.

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