Jangsaengpo Memory of Whale

The sun sets behind Jangsaengpo port in Ulsan, where whaling ships once crowded for space many years ago. Gray whales are on the list of endangered species and the sea near Ulsan is designated as Natural Monument No. 126 to protect them. Instead, murals of whales on nearby factories revive the presence of the lost mammals. A replica of a gray whale is on display at Jangsaengpo Whale Musuem in Ulsan. A model of a whaler stands behind it. Kim Young-hak, 63, a former whale hunter, shows equipment used to dismember whales at his house.

The sun sets behind Jangsaengpo port in Ulsan, where whaling ships once crowded for space many years ago. Gray whales are on the list of endangered species and the sea near Ulsan is designated as Natural Monument No. 126 to protect them. Instead, murals of whales on nearby factories revive the presence of the lost mammals. A replica of a gray whale is on display at Jangsaengpo Whale Musuem in Ulsan. A model of a whaler stands behind it. Kim Young-hak, 63, a former whale hunter, shows equipment used to dismember whales at his house.

The sun sets behind Jangsaengpo port in Ulsan, where whaling ships once crowded for space many years ago. Gray whales are on the list of endangered species and the sea near Ulsan is designated as Natural Monument No. 126 to protect them. Instead, murals of whales on nearby factories revive the presence of the lost mammals. A replica of a gray whale is on display at Jangsaengpo Whale Musuem in Ulsan. A model of a whaler stands behind it. Kim Young-hak, 63, a former whale hunter, shows equipment used to dismember whales at his house.

The sun sets behind Jangsaengpo port in Ulsan, where whaling ships once crowded for space many years ago. Gray whales are on the list of endangered species and the sea near Ulsan is designated as Natural Monument No. 126 to protect them. Instead, murals of whales on nearby factories revive the presence of the lost mammals. A replica of a gray whale is on display at Jangsaengpo Whale Musuem in Ulsan. A model of a whaler stands behind it. Kim Young-hak, 63, a former whale hunter, shows equipment used to dismember whales at his house.

The sun sets behind Jangsaengpo port in Ulsan, where whaling ships once crowded for space many years ago.

Gray whales are on the list of endangered species and the sea near Ulsan is designated as Natural Monument No. 126 to protect them. Instead, murals of whales on nearby factories revive the presence of the lost mammals.

A replica of a gray whale is on display at Jangsaengpo Whale Musuem in Ulsan. A model of a whaler stands behind it.

Kim Young-hak, 63, a former whale hunter, shows equipment used to dismember whales at his house.