Biarritz as a consequence of the attacks suffered in this area, or for other reasons, the whales migrated to other places. Whale hunters from Lapurdi therefore crossed the Atlantic Ocean in pursuit of them, and they spent some time in the Labrador Peninsula and in Newfoundland. Later, instead of hunting whales, they started cod fishing in Newfoundland. A century later, due to the ban on fishing off the coasts of America and the steely competence of English and Dutch fishermen, the number of fishing boats from Biarritz diminished and nowadays, the Biarritz fishing industry in these areas has come to an
Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz Club Biguá is a professional basketball team based in Montevideo, currently playing the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball. The club, which offers a wide variety of sports, was founded in 1931 after "Biguá" and "Club Biarritz" got together to form "Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz". So far, Biguá has won 3 Federal Championships (Uruguay's most important tournament until 2000) in 1988, 1989 and 1990, 2 Liga Uruguaya de Basketball (the new version of the Uruguayan basketball league) in 2007 and 2008, Torneo Super 4 in 2008 and 2 Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes in 1992 and 2008.