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    apparent interconnectedness between whale hunting nowadays and whaling practises carried during the 17th century (Morikawa 2009:19-20). However‚ a closer examination reveals that only since the 19th century with the introduction of the effective Norwegian method of whaling the consumption of whale meat increased. In other words‚ since this innovation‚ the nature of whaling altered and transformed into an exclusive industry (Watanabe 2009:99-100). Although whale hunting in Japan had been performed

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    Whales do not threaten fish populations‚ and now that we have alternatives to whale products‚ killing them doesn’t create the money it used to. It is now more important to save them and let whale tourism to create the money. "Research whaling" is only a bad excuse to continue killing them. The Decreased Numbers Bones‚ Relic of Whaling Industry‚ Port Lockroy‚ Antarctic Peninsula‚ Antarctica‚ Polar Regions Poster by AllPosters. Click on thumbnail to buy This is the argument against whaling

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    Whaling Persuasive Essay

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    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 whale is getting

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    is okay to kill whales for sport‚ but I think that it is wrong‚ because the way they are hunted is cruel‚ we don’t even really use the materials that come from killing them‚ and many of the whales being hunted nowadays are becoming endangered‚ or are close to extinction. Although some people whale hunt as part of a tradition in their beliefs or religion‚ but I think we should still put and end to it. Whale hunting is a very cruel‚ horrific practice. People would kill the whales using large harpoons

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    The International Whaling Committee(ICW) is an IGO that was created in 1946 by the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. The IWC was created to ensure conservation of whale stocks and development of the whaling industry. The IWC presently has 40 members‚ with membership open to any state willing to sign on to the ICRW. The IWC meets annually; it has a small Secretariat and is lead by the Secretary-General. It is further divided into three committees: the Scientific‚ Technical‚ and

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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 top of the

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    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‚ beautiful whales‚ I believe that this is wrong. People

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    [pic]The largest creature ever known to have existed on Earth is the present-day blue whale. The largest dinosaur attained a length of about 22 m and weighed about 36 tons. Today’s blue whale is even larger than its ancestors‚ and may reach a total length of 33 m and a weight of 145 tons. This giant animal is placid and shy. On the ocean surface‚ its normal cruising speed is about 12 knots‚ but it is capable of attaining 20 knots in short bursts. The maximum reported depth reached by the species

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    Orlando‚ Florida. In 1983 is when SeaWorld obtained a permit to capture 100 Alaskan orcas. SeaWorld should not be able to have whales. The reason SeaWorld should not be able to have whales is because they live in terrible conditions and are not well taken care of or‚ happy. If the whales are not kept well‚ they can become stressed‚ frustrated

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    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 for whale stocks. In the

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