The Japanese whaling town of Ayukawa has survived the wrath of environmental groups for decades, but had no defence against a giant tsunami that wiped out the industry here, possibly for ever.

日本捕鲸重镇鲇川浜挺过数十年来保育团体的怒火，但对彻底摧毁、而且可能永远毁灭该产业的巨大海啸则毫无招架之力。

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In the centuries that followed, Whaling became an important industry in Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, and, finally, in what would become America.

在此后好几个世纪里，捕鲸成为丹麦、英国、德国、荷兰，最后也在后来成为美国的那些地方时一个重要的行业。

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In the centuries that followed, Whaling became an momentous industry in Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, and, finally, in what would become USA.

在此后好几个世纪里，捕鲸成为丹麦、英国、德国、荷兰，最后也在后来成为美国的那些地方时一个重要的行业。

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The first industry in Cape May was whaling.

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Nearby New Bedford was once home to America's whaling industry and remains the country's busiest fishing port.

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Ernest Shackleton is buried in the capital, Grytviken, which used to be the centre of the island's whaling industry.

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In reality, pollution, merchant shipping and commercial fishing all pose far greater threats to the world's whale populations than any likely commercial-whaling industry might.

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