▁bar ter . ▁The ▁wh ale ▁hun ts ▁are ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁a ▁traditional ▁manner , ▁with ▁b am bo o ▁spe ars ▁and ▁small ▁wooden ▁out rig gers , ▁ 1 0 – 1 2 ▁m ▁long ▁and ▁ 2 m ▁wide , ▁constructed ▁without ▁n ails ▁and ▁with ▁s ails ▁w oven ▁from ▁pal m ▁fr onds . ▁The ▁animals ▁are ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁har po on er ▁le aping ▁onto ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁animal , ▁from ▁the ▁boat , ▁to ▁drive ▁in ▁the ▁har po on . ▁ ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁Lam al era ▁h unt ▁several ▁species ▁of ▁wh ales , ▁primarily ▁s perm ▁wh ales ▁( the ▁b ale en ▁wh ale ▁is ▁tab oo ), ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁peak ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁caught ▁ 5 6 ▁s perm ▁wh ales . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁wh ales , ▁dol ph ins , ▁m anta ▁ray s , ▁t urt les ▁and ▁several ▁species ▁of ▁sh arks ▁are ▁also ▁h unted . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Food ▁and ▁Agricult ure ▁Organ ization ▁sent ▁a ▁wh aling ▁ship ▁and ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁master ▁wh aler , ▁to ▁modern ize ▁the ▁h unt . ▁This ▁effort ▁last ed ▁three ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁successful . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁FA O ▁report , ▁the ▁Lam aler ans ▁" have ▁evol ved ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁wh aling ▁which ▁su its ▁their ▁natural ▁resources , ▁cultural ▁ten ets ▁and ▁style ." ▁ ▁The