Whaling played a very important role in the town's economy for over 100 years before its decline in the area in the 1920s and its end in 1930. [Eden’s Killer Whale Museum] informs visitors of the history of whaling in the area and the role of orcas (killer whales) led by Old Tom in herding whales into the harbour and helping whalers kill them. The whalers rewarded the orcas by allowing them to eat the lips and tongues of the dead whales.