Whale's Maw

For the music track, see Whale's Maw (music track).

Whale's Maw
Release date	25 July 2016 (Update)
Sea	Eastern Sea
Kingdom(s)	Eastern Lands
Members	Yes
No. of banks	Bank deposit box (must be unlocked from reward shop)
No. of altars	None
No. of small obelisks	None
Teleportation	None
Guilds	None
Music	Forgotten Continent, Whale's Maw
Inhabitants	Human
Infobox • Talk page

Whale's Maw is an island in The Arc region of the Wushanko Isles. It is described as having seas teeming with fish and turtles, which draw whales in to feed. The legendary whale Shuma is often found here, amongst others. Impressing the Locals must be completed to visit Whale's Maw.

Getting there

• Players can travel to Whale's Maw by using the Arc Journal teleport to Port Sarim and then talking to Quartermaster Gully. He can also be spoken to in Menaphos.
• Whale's Maw teleport tablet, purchased from Waiko Reward Shop.

The Hunter area for tortles on Whale's Maw.

Notable features

• 22 tortles which can be hunted
• 2 bakami respawn locations with a 13 minute respawn rate; 1 at the tortles, and 1 at the east end of the island
• Net fishing spots for raw sillago (92 Fishing) and raw seerfish (91 Fishing); 6 on the northern pier and 5 on the south-eastern pier
• Bank deposit box at south-eastern pier (must be unlocked from Waiko Reward Shop)
• Camp fire for Cooking (must be unlocked from Waiko Reward Shop)
• A message in a bottle containing a treasure map leading to The Goon Docks

Personalities

• Sea Witch Kaula
• Ted
• Hubbub (contracts)
• Whale's Maw islanders

Music unlocked

• Forgotten Continent
• Whale's Maw

Player-owned port voyages

• In A Daring Raid the player sends a ship to raid a whaling storehouse in Whale's Maw belonging to a group of callous whalers.
• In A Friend Indeed the player sends a ship to befriend a local fisherman in Whalesmaw.
• In Howdy Pilgrim the player sends a ship to protect a group of Saradomin priests traveling to a place of religious significance on the coasts of Whalesmaw.
• In In Dire Needthe player sends a ship to deliver desperately needed supplies to the local fishermen at Whalesmaw.
• In Explore the Seas the player sends a ship to collect resources around Whale's Maw, telling their captain to beware the whales that give the island its name.

Update history

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patch 23 September 2019 (Update):

• • The deposit box at Whale's Maw will now correctly stop people from using the Deposit-All feature if they have not purchased the unlock from the Waiko rewards shop.

• patch 6 February 2017 (Update):
  • The population of Whale's Maw has increased.

• patch 1 August 2016 (Update):
  • The ship docked at Whale's Maw is no longer hovering above the water.
  • Removed the examine option from treasure chests and treasure along the Whale's Maw coast.

Trivia

• North of the Tortle hunting area, there is a raft and a volleyball with a hand-printed face floating in the water, a reference to the movie Cast Away.
• On the docks there is a boat with three barrels next to it, a reference to the movie Jaws.