Publications relevant to the study of the BSWF

Ships Employed in the South Seas Trade 1775 - 1861. By A G E Jones. Contains transcriptions and indexes to south seas departures, ‘speakings’ and arrivals from Lloyd's List. Also included are entries for south sea ships from the Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen's 'Registers of Shipping' as well as two articles on the nature of the British Southern Whale and Seal Fisheries. ​Roebuck Series publication no. 36. 294 pp; 104 pp of indexes. AUD$25 See our Contact Page for details on how to purchase.

Ships Employed in the South Seas Trade 1775 - 1859. Volume 2. By A G E Jones. Contains transcriptions and indexes to South Seas whaling ships in Lloyds Register of Shipping Part I); Admiralty Protections from Impressment (Part II) ; and, Aspects of the South Seas Trade (PartIII). Roebuck Series publication no. 46. 720 pp Out of Print

Ships Employed in the South Seas Trade, 1775 - 1859. Volume 3. By A G E Jones and Edited by Dale Chatwin. Contains the final part of Jones’ work on the British Southern Whale Fishery. Includes an introductory sketch of the trade; annual reviews; the price of whale oil; cargoes; information on the expenses incurred during preparation for, and outfitting of a whaling voyage and; statistical tables. Published by Navarine Press as Roebuck Series publication no. 53. 165 pp; AUD$30. ​See our Contact Page for details on how to purchase.

Sealing in the Southern Oceans by Rhys Richards. A global review of the southern sealing fishery using previously unexplored sources of the trade, which shows that sealers killed at least 7 million seals prior to 1833, which is far more than previously estimated. Published by Paremata Press. 278 pp; NZD$70. ​​Available from [email protected]

Papers of the Hobart Whaling Conference 6 - 7 May 2019. Edited by Graeme Broxam and Dale Chatwin. Published by Navarine Press as Roebuck Series publication no. 67. 165 pp; AUD$29.95. The Conference Proceedings are available from the follwing: In Hobart from the Maritime Museum of Tasmania Bookshop - 16 Argyle Street, Hobart, Tasmania Overseas buyers can purchase copies from our International Agent - Boglio Maritime Books. Trade Orders should contact Navarine Publishing - GPO Box 2178, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001 Image used on the Cover courtesy of W. L. Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania.

Nga Tohora: The Right Whales of New Zealand and the Southern Oceans by Rhys Richards A not-for-profit publication by the Paremata Press. $NZ 35.00 276 pages, size 276 x 250mm ISBN 978-0-473-68062-6 A series of studies based on nearly 50 years of research documenting historical whaling for southern right whales concluding with an estimate of the size of the southern right whale population pre-whaling. The total number is not over 100,000. Information or ordering available from: [email protected]