In addition, this documentary film provides many evidence of witnesses of casualty with he killer whales, perspectives, opinions, and a collection of first hand experiences. To prove that Sea-world in this documentary is different than in reality, throughout the…
Using killer whales as entertainment is unfair/inhumane, and not appropriate for others enjoyment because in the film, “Blackfish,” dates back to 1983, where a man is interviewed on capturing Tilikum, who showed emotion while telling his story. Tilikum was taken away from the wild, his mother, and family as a baby whale. As the men were trying to capture Tilikum, the mother and rest of the family were around the boat, calling for each other, and trying to help Tilikum to get away. It is such a sad thing to see or even think about, imagine someone just taking what doesn’t belong to them. The men showed no feelings or emotion on just taking the baby whale away and not even caring. “…killer whales that live in captivity more likely to suffer…
It has always been known to Japan as it’s “whaling town.” This countries’ history dates…
Whales are not fish, but warm-blooded mammals, and have been hunted from earliest times. They were hunted for their oil, meat, bones and other by-products as marine life is a source of food.…
Many social organizations tried to let people to stop whaling activities, such as World Wildlife Fund (WWF), International Whaling Commission (IWC), Greenpeace, etc. Those organizations are all nonprofit organizations which stated the importance of whale protection. In recent years, whaling forbidding has achieved a great success. Most of world traditional whaling countries signed to end their “commercial whaling activities” except three countries, those are: Japan, Iceland and Norway.…
The process starts by looking for a group with offspring reason being they are easier to catch do to their lack of experience, they are easier to train, and they are much easier to transport. What they do is round the smaller whales or whale in a net so the older whales can’t interfere with the extraction process and of course so it can’t swim away, once they have the whale they take it to its new home. This can result in problems later in their life being that they could be traumatized by being taken away from their families at an early age…
The method used by the Japanese until that time were out-dated, the fishermen still used nets and small harpoons. With two military tankers authorized to become whaling ships, Japan soon grew to be the biggest whaling industry in the world. That was until the International Whaling Commission (IWC) put a ban on commercial whaling back in 1986. Whaling for scientific research was the only…
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.…
In the story Moby Dick, and in the Blackfish movie trailer there are parts about hunting whales and either keeping them in captivity or killing them. In these selections there are explanations to go along with what both of the people think as to what they’re going to do when they capture the whales.…
The history of whaling has been consistently marked by irregularities and breaches despite an international concern about the protection of whales for over fifty years. From the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling in London in 1949, which approved the creation of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), has held 56 meetings (in addition to five stages) to discuss the future of these animals (McMillan, 1999).…
Man's presence in the eco-system requires a "green" approach to the use of animals. The principle of the sustainable use of a natural, renewable resource meets this requirement ecologically, conservationally and morally” (TheSealFishery.com). I think the seal hunt is one of the world's best examples that refer to “green" approach to the use of a natural, renewable resource because seal hunting is a practice that is conducted safely as well as humanely. Seal hunt is widely practiced in countries across North Atlantic because it is a sustainable and beneficial source of income in those countries. The annual seal hunt is a “multi-million-dollar industry”, first because it offers job opportunities in the areas where there is no any other source…
Hunting whales have been an important part of the culture and survival of the Makah tribe for 1500 years. The Makah claim that that their right to hunt and harvest whales is secured in the treaty of Neah Bay, signed in 1855 by the US. Government. Many Makah feel that their health problems result in some degree, to the loss of their traditional diet of seafood and marine mammal meat. However the American society admires whales as remarkable mammals. Many people are concerned for their suffering during whaling operations and most oppose any form of whaling. They fear that the Makah will sell the meat to japan. The Makah hunt is being used by Japanese and other as evidence that whale populations globally are strong enough to end the ban on commercial whaling.…
Some people still believe that killer whales are unpleasant beasts, but those who believe that they are savages are missing the bigger picture. All life is connected on a larger scale that is sometimes hard for people to imagine. Killer whales need to eat just as we do and they will not be tending to gardens anytime soon. Killer whales use their expertise hunting tactics to provide gifts for other animals less inventive or…
The viewing of whaling today is almost exactly the same as it was back in the 1800's. But it is viewed that way for a different reason. The reason it is viewed that way is because certain species of whales are on the brink of extinction but the whalers are not taking that into consideration when they are going out and hunting these…
part of the whale family has been ramming ships and sinking them with ease. The…