Whale hunting‚ or whaling‚ has been a famed Japanese tradition for numerous years. The industrial whaling the country is known for nowadays was set up just after the Second World War. The Japanese economy ad collapsed and food and resources were scarce. It was no other than General Douglas MacArthur who came up with the idea of commercializing the wale hunt. The method used by the Japanese until that time were out-dated‚ the fishermen still used nets and small harpoons. With two military tankers
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Whaling is the killing or hunting of whales mainly there for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. Industrial whaling emerged with organized fleets in the 17th century; competitive national whaling industries in the 18th and 19th centuries; and the introduction of factory ships along with the concept of whale harvesting in the first half of the 20th century. As technology increased and the need for the resources stood high‚ catches increased highly by the sustainable limit
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8293300 1 Taiji Dolphin Slaughter While Japan claims hunting whales and dolphins is their culture‚ most people will believe what goes on there is very barbaric. What happens in this small town is very inhumane and our whale and dolphin populations are in extreme danger because of this hunt. The town of Taiji is located on the main island of Honsu‚ Japan. Taiji has a small population of only around 3‚200 people. It’s surrounded by beautiful mountains and faces the Pacific Ocean. The in
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If Commercial Whaling Was Reinstated What Effects Would It Have On The Environment? The history of commercial whaling is a long dark period in our time. It is full of the bloodshed of many innocent creatures. When commercial whaling started in 1910 the average numbers of whales killed per year were around 12‚000. Then 30 years later the number jumped to 40‚000. This was decimating to the whale populations‚ some near the brink of extinction. Then in 1946 the IWC (International Whaling Commission)
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Imagine that you are at soccer practice‚ a few days before a game. You sprain your ankle in the middle of drills‚ and you have to sit out for the rest of practice with ice. When you go home that night‚ your ankle is puffy and you can barely walk on it. Even though you are in tremendous pain‚ you still play at the game that you did not want to miss. Does this make sense? It is common sense to stop doing something if there is already a problem. You do not want to make it worse. In Japan‚ people catch
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DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER IN JAPAN The dolphin industry in the past‚ present‚ and future has changed dramatically through the last century. In the past‚ the industry was revolutionized by Ric O’barry and Flipper‚ the American television show. Today‚ in Taiji‚ Japan‚ more than 20‚000 dolphins are brutally murdered each year. Who knows what lies in the future? The history of the dolphin industry traces back to the 12th century in Japan. But Ric O’barry‚ who was involved in the capture and training of
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Why Whaling should be banned‚ by Annabel Lees Imagine yourself as a Minke Whale being chased by a whaling vessel in the Antarctic Ocean. After half an hour‚ BAM! A harpoon hits you. Instantly you feel an agonizing pain in your side. You still fight for another hour until you feel weak‚ as if you cant move one more muscle in your body‚ you start to slow down and give up. Then the whalers shoot you with a shotgun‚ until you die. Every year this happens to over 2‚500 innocent
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Conservation of Chilean Blue Whales Blue Whales are the largest animals on the planet‚ weighting 200 tons. (World Wildlife Fund) They are very unique and different animals‚ which are worth to conserve on earth. Blue Whales in Chilean waters are nearly extinct and every time is more difficult for scientists and organizations to keep track of them because there are very few. It is important for people to become conscious about this issue and try to conserve this specie. “Blue Whales are at the
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Why do people hunt and kill whales? What’s the point? Well many people do it to survive and make money‚ is that such a bad thing? There are three million whales left in the world and only 1‚500 are killed each year and decreasing. Whales are used for food‚ business‚ and most parts of the whales are used for essential materials. Most people believe that whaling should be illegal everywhere because it is destroying the population soon to be endangered ruining the food chain‚ however nothing on the
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Introduction The killing of whales has been an issue of ethical controversies for many decades. In 1982‚ several countries gathered to draft The International Whaling Commission (IWC) to safeguard of whale stock and to enforce the provisions and of revising the provisions to encourage both the conservation and utilization of whale resources. Despite an international moratorium on commercial whaling‚ Japan‚ Iceland and Norway have been whaling under the guise of “lab coat” and their objection to
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