the inuit even hunted whales. from their boat, they would throw harpoons that were attached to floats made of inflated seal skins. the whale would grow tired from dragging the floats under the water. when it slowed down and came up to the surface, the inuit could keep hitting it with more harpoons or spears until it died. whale blubber provide vitamin d and omegas to their cultural diet, and prevented rickets. the whaling industry around the world has depleted the whale population, and now traditional whale hunting for subsistence purposes is rare around the world. inuits have added to their modern northern diet with grocery foods, which are normally very expensive in the north.