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the species and sex of the whale, its serial number, the number of the
whaling shi.p, etc.
..o x:e,:iove t:,.(, subcuta.l^cous blubber layer, cuts are macle on the
up-per jaw along the rows of baleen to the eyes and the base of the
flippers. ".Longitudinal lateral cuts are also made from the tail to the
level of the flipners; several cuts are made in the peritoneum, along
the ventral grooves.
A slit is made in the blubber layer taken from
the head, and a chain is threaded through it; tue chain is attached to
a rope from a winch located on the su>>erstructure amidships, which pulls
the blubber layer away. At the same time the cutting operator uses a
flensin`^ icnife to cut t_arou ;ki the connective tissue attaching the blubber
layer to the whale' s body.
The o-Derat-or makes a slit in the peritoneurn at the "chint" and
inserts a hook in it, the hooît being attached to a rope from a winch on
the superstructure amidships. The ventral layer of blubber is thts
pulled off the carcass. Then the lower jaw is hitched to the winch in
the central superstructure by means of a s-Pecial strap. The point of
junction of the jaw with the head is cut -through, and the jaw is pulled
of f and ta,?.en to a stearl-driven circular saw for final cutting-up.
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efore the
of the ^,^ur-Zs to facilitate its removal.
baleen is removed, a cut is made along the inner side
A x^? ^^^is -oa.ssed through that
cut and -ti-ed to the soft baleen tissue, and then to a winch-rope that
passes
-Ghrough a derrick on the stern superstructure, gradually lifting
off the row of baleen. The baleen is thrown overboard.
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