The last whale of the season in the village of Chukotka Anormino was pulled ashore by a dredger Sea hunters from the community of Dwarkin finished the whaling. On October 24 they took the last giant. The sea was rough, and bringing the prey ashore proved to be a problem. The situation was saved by the builders erecting residential buildings in the village. They pulled the carcass ashore with an excavator. "We started whaling in May. The last whale was pulled out with an excavator a week ago; Builders helped. The whale was big, 12.5 meters. We have an old 2009 DT-75 tractor, it only pulls horses and boats, but it can't pull whales. That day the situation was difficult, with the 8 buoy we could not keep the help. Loot," said the chairman of the Dwarkin community, Stanislav Tayonum. The neighboring territorial community "Dorkin" includes 5 villages of the Chukotka region, each of which has three brigades of marine animal fighters. The further north the village is, the more difficult the ice conditions and the fewer whalers are able to catch. Considering this, quotas are divided. This year, Naschen received permits for 6 whales, Anormino for 8, and Incon, Olan and Lavertia managed to catch 12 gray whales each. The last anorama whale was slaughtered immediately and the meat distributed to the population. now it's cold This is the best time to harvest whale meat and skin. The Chukchi call this traditional food Itgilgin, and the Eskimos call it Mantak. Sea hunters continue to hunt for small legs; The quotas for walruses, bearded seals and fur seals will soon be exhausted. According to Tyunum, the climate has changed, the edge is not yet formed, hunters on the Arctic coast still go out to sea in boats and kill the animal right in the water. According to the county Department of Agriculture, as of Oct. 1, Chukotka marine mammals have caught 2,515 marine mammals, including 107 gray whales and one bowhead. During that period, the communities used 61% of their quotas.

The last whale of the season in the village of Chukotka Anormino was pulled ashore by a dredger Sea hunters from the community of Dwarkin finished the whaling. On October 24 they took the last giant. The sea was rough, and bringing the prey ashore proved to be a problem. The situation was saved by the builders erecting residential buildings in the village. They pulled the carcass ashore with an excavator. "We started whaling in May. The last whale was pulled out with an excavator a week ago; Builders helped. The whale was big, 12.5 meters. We have an old 2009 DT-75 tractor, it only pulls horses and boats, but it can't pull whales. That day the situation was difficult, with the 8 buoy we could not keep the help. Loot," said the chairman of the Dwarkin community, Stanislav Tayonum. The neighboring territorial community "Dorkin" includes 5 villages of the Chukotka region, each of which has three brigades of marine animal fighters. The further north the village is, the more difficult the ice conditions and the fewer whalers are able to catch. Considering this, quotas are divided. This year, Naschen received permits for 6 whales, Anormino for 8, and Incon, Olan and Lavertia managed to catch 12 gray whales each. The last anorama whale was slaughtered immediately and the meat distributed to the population. now it's cold This is the best time to harvest whale meat and skin. The Chukchi call this traditional food Itgilgin, and the Eskimos call it Mantak. Sea hunters continue to hunt for small legs; The quotas for walruses, bearded seals and fur seals will soon be exhausted. According to Tyunum, the climate has changed, the edge is not yet formed, hunters on the Arctic coast still go out to sea in boats and kill the animal right in the water. According to the county Department of Agriculture, as of Oct. 1, Chukotka marine mammals have caught 2,515 marine mammals, including 107 gray whales and one bowhead. During that period, the communities used 61% of their quotas.