Detecting Whale Meat Using DNA
Detecting Whale Meat Using DNA
Marine Science
Mrs. Peachy
RuthAnn Jackson
3/12/2015
The first part of the article is all about the effort to stop whaling and how they have come up with a new way of tracing the import/export of whale meat. Then they start talking about how the governments and Japan and Norway have been actively resistant to efforts to inspect their markets and do the testing. Then it is said that some of the other countries think the band on Japan and Norway should be lifted so they can still enjoy whale meat. You read about how the anti- whaling effort has been nearly completely blocked by differences of opinion in the IWC and with the whalers.
The DNA tracking of the whale meat is just like normal DNA tests but on whale meat. They are using this type of research to help find where and what type of whales are being hunted. That way they can catch the people responsible and maybe even stop it altogether.
I chose this article because it looked a little shorter than the other one. As well as, the fact that the title seemed like it had more to do with the tracking like I am supposed to write about. It just seems like the right choice to make.
As I read the article I thought that it is just as it has been for the last few years. Everyone wants to help, but no one wants to give up their idea and come to a middle ground. Still I feel like this might help some, but I think everyone needs to focus on finding a middle ground that will suit.
Marine Science
Mrs. Peachy
RuthAnn Jackson
3/12/2015
The first part of the article is all about the effort to stop whaling and how they have come up with a new way of tracing the import/export of whale meat. Then they start talking about how the governments and Japan and Norway have been actively resistant to efforts to inspect their markets and do the testing. Then it is said that some of the other countries think the band on Japan and Norway should be lifted so they can still enjoy whale meat. You read about how the anti- whaling effort has been nearly completely blocked by differences of opinion in the IWC and with the whalers.
The DNA tracking of the whale meat is just like normal DNA tests but on whale meat. They are using this type of research to help find where and what type of whales are being hunted. That way they can catch the people responsible and maybe even stop it altogether.
I chose this article because it looked a little shorter than the other one. As well as, the fact that the title seemed like it had more to do with the tracking like I am supposed to write about. It just seems like the right choice to make.
As I read the article I thought that it is just as it has been for the last few years. Everyone wants to help, but no one wants to give up their idea and come to a middle ground. Still I feel like this might help some, but I think everyone needs to focus on finding a middle ground that will suit.