It wasn’t quite immediate - margarine was invented to fill the gap on the demand...

		madaxe_again on Oct 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blue whale skeleton at New Bedford museum still oo... It wasn’t quite immediate - margarine was invented to fill the gap on the demand side, and kept the industry going for quite a few decades. What killed off whaling was that they killed off the whales - it simply wasn’t economically viable to send ships out any more.