Petit Nevis

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Petit Nevis is a small, privately owned island in the Grenadines, off the coast of Bequia.Mapcarta, 2018. [https://mapcarta.com/19501376 Petit Nevis, St Vincent]. Accessed 2018-03-30.

History and Whaling

Petit Nevis was historically used as a whaling station, where whalers would process their catches.{{cite web |title=Petit Nevis Whaling Station |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/petit-nevis-whaling-station |publisher=Atlas Obscura |access-date=January 31, 2025}} Whaling was a traditional practice in Bequia, passed down through generations.

File:Noritsu Koki EZ Controller 19980806 00006 x r20abbjmf6b0006.jpg|Petit Nevis

File:Noritsu Koki EZ Controller 19980806 00011 x r20abbjmf6b0011.jpg|Private Island NOTICE on Petit Nevis

However, whaling activities ceased on Petit Nevis in 2006 when the owners of the island decided to distance themselves from the practice. The processing of whales was subsequently relocated to Semplers Cay.{{cite report |title=Report on Whaling in St. Vincent and the Grenadines |url=https://awionline.org/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/SVGReport072012.pdf |publisher=International Whaling Commission |access-date=January 31, 2025}}{{cite web |title=The Notorious Petit Nevis |url=https://www.uncommoncaribbean.com/bequia/uncommon-attraction-notorious-petit-nevis/ |publisher=Uncommon Caribbean |access-date=January 31, 2025}}

File:Women Cooking Whale Meat on Petit Nevis, 1960s.jpg|Women cooking whale meat on Petit Nevis, 1960s. Celina Ollivierre is in the center.

File:Louis George and Athneal Ollivierre (Whaler of Bequia, 1960s).jpg|Louis George Ollivierre (left) and his brother Athneal Ollivierre (right), the main harpoonist.

File:Flensing a Whale on Petit Nevis, 1960s.jpg|Flensing a Whale on Petit Nevis, 1960s

File:Bequia Whalers Bringing in the Whale Boat, 1960s.jpg|Flensing a Whale on Petit Nevis, 1960s

While limited subsistence whaling still occurs in Bequia, Petit Nevis itself is no longer used for whaling.{{cite web |title=Bequia and Traditional Whaling |url=https://www.alamy.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-bequia-whaling-station-on-semplers-cay-image378588014.html |publisher=Alamy |access-date=January 31, 2025}} The transition away from whaling on Petit Nevis aligns with conservation efforts and legal restrictions aimed at protecting whale populations.

Eileen Corea, the last surviving, direct, legal owner of the island, died in July 2011. The island is now owned by the descendants of the previous owners.

Moonhole and Whale Bone Usage

A small isolationist community called Moonhole on nearby Bequia scavenges whale bones from old sites, including Petit Nevis, for building materials.

References

Category:Uninhabited islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Category:Private islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines