The Arrival Of Sealers And Whalers

For inquiry we have been learning about sealers and whalers. Here is some information I found out. 

Why did whalers and sealers come to NZ The sealers and whalers began to arrive in their hundreds seeking to exploit local resources.	When did the whalers come to NZ  1820’s	When did sealers arrive in NZ? 1971
What is sealing and whaling? Sealing and whaling were operated by offshore companies and were largely ship based. The saleable products were skins, bones and oil. Seals in New Zealand had been hunted to the verge of extinction by 1830 and sealing was outlawed in 1926. Whaling continued and some large land based stations were built.	How did whalers kill whales? The whalers fired a harpoon into the whale. The harpoon was attached to a long rope, and the whale would drag the vessel until it became exhausted. The harpoonist then speared it again to kill it. ... They would harpoon the animal to kill it, and bring it back to shore.	How did sealers kill seals? The work was dangerous. The men would hunt at night, and many slipped on the rocks and drowned. Using clubs, they would quickly kill all the seals in a group. Then they would take off the skins and hang them out to dry
What did ‘hunters’ gain from seals and whales? Oil, bones, skin which they then sell for money.	Which areas did whalers and sealers congregate? The New Zealand sealing region is defined here as the New Zealand mainland and the Antipodes, Auckland, Bounty, Campbell, Chatham, Macquarie and Snares Islands.	What nationality were most sealers and whalers? From 1797 American whalers arrived, and during the 1830s the French whaling ships turned up in significant numbers. A shore station was established in Dusky Sound for sealing. Seals were hunted, and their skins taken to make hats which were fashionable in Europe and America.