British Antarctic Survey Arctic Whaling Database

The British Antarctic Survey Arctic Whaling Database (BAS-AWD) has at present, has over 11,000 individual records of British whaling voyages to the Greenland Sea and the Davis Strait between 1725 and 1913. Where practical the data analysis has endeavoured to be comprehensive, and as a result the records contain information on the following categories: name and rig of the ship, its classification (condition of hull and rigging), its tonnage, its draft, the port and year the ship was built, its home port, its owner, name of the master, whaling grounds worked, the date of sailing and return, number of bowhead whales, bottlenose whales, narwhals, beluga whales, seals, walrus, and polar bears caught, as well as the weight of whalebone taken, the volume of whale oil and blubber and the volume of seal oil and blubber produced. However, the record-keeping is incomplete as a result not all information within these categories is available for each voyage.

英国南极调查局北极捕鲸数据库（British Antarctic Survey Arctic Whaling Database，缩写BAS-AWD）目前收录了1725年至1913年间英国前往格陵兰海与戴维斯海峡的捕鲸航行记录共计11000余条。在条件允许的范围内，本次数据分析力求全面覆盖，因此每条记录涵盖以下类别信息：船舶名称与索具配置、船体与索具状况评级、船舶吨位、吃水深度、建造港口与建造年份、母港、船东、船长姓名、作业捕鲸场、起航与返航日期、捕获的弓头鲸、瓶鼻鲸、独角鲸、白鲸、海豹、海象及北极熊的数量，以及采集的鲸须重量、鲸油与鲸脂产量，还有海豹油与海豹脂产量。不过由于记录保存工作存在疏漏，并非每条航行记录都包含上述类别的全部信息。

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集是英国南极调查局北极捕鲸数据库，包含1725年至1913年间超过11,000条英国捕鲸航行记录，覆盖格陵兰海和戴维斯海峡区域。数据详细记录了船只信息、航行细节、捕获物种（如鲸、海豹）和产品产量，但由于历史记录不完整，部分信息可能存在缺失。这些数据为研究北极捕鲸历史提供了宝贵资源。