Port Elizabeth was never the epicentre of whaling in South Africa. Nonetheless as the Bay afforded the calving whales a relatively tranquil area to calve in, Algoa Bay was used for this purpose. Main picture: Landing a whale at North End during 1880 Frederick KorstenThe earliest mention of whaling in Algoa Bay that I can trace … Continue reading Port Elizabeth of Yore: Whaling-From Abundance to Near Extinction