seal-fishery

"Yes, I grant that," replied the other; "but, if we land there and manage to hold out till September or October, only three months at the outside, a lot of whaling craft generally put into Kerguelen for the seal-fishery about that time, and I daresay we could get one of these to take us to the Cape."

The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land 1887

Like almost all the southern islets, this group has been in its time the scene of a wonderfully productive seal-fishery.

The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Frank T. Bullen 1886

The master stated in reply that he was under the orders of the captain of an American ship, the _General Knox_, engaged in the seal-fishery at West Island, to the west of the Falklands.

Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Jules Verne 1866

Grummidge's net was undoubtedly the beginning, the tiny rill, of the Newfoundland seal-fishery, and even the bludgeoning was initiated by one of his party.

The Crew of the Water Wagtail 1859

Cyclops -- the grand cod-fishing industry, which has enriched the world, and found employment for thousands of men for centuries, had its commencement in the crew of the _Water Wagtail_! we shall now show that another great industry, namely, the Newfoundland seal-fishery, had its origin in the same insignificant source.

The Crew of the Water Wagtail 1859

It must be remembered that the failure of their seal-fishery always involves a double calamity, for it not only deprives them of food, but of fuel for their lamps.

Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 William Edward Parry 1822