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![At a processing facility the carcass of the whale is stripped of its outerlayer of fat, or blubber fish9859.jpg At a processing facility the carcass of the whale is stripped of its outerlayer of fat, or blubber](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_fish9859.jpg?itok=k1ooTIXt)
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At a processing facility the carcass of the whale is stripped of its outerlayer of fat, or blubber. Cuts are made with sharp knives along the length ofthe body, and the whole strip is then peeled off by power winch. This is calledflensing. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection)