Whale hunting in countries like Japan and Norway is deeply rooted in their culture. For centuries (Japan since the 12th century and Norway since 9-10th centuries) whaling was a source of food and income for the local fisherman. A lot has changed‚ though‚ in the 20th century when whale hunting became commercial and its scale grew exponentially‚ leading to over-exploitation and endangering of the species. To help regulate whaling and "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make
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protecting these animals. One group of marine mammals that I have found most interesting is the whale family. The whale group of marine mammals includes the blue whale‚ which is the largest animal in the world. As a child‚ I assumed that the large size of some of the whales made this group of marine mammals safe from humans and other predators. However‚ I also remember as a child watching Animal Planet’s Whale Wars and realizing that there are certain countries‚ where whaling is
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enforced more and those are Most whale species have a very few amount of them left in the wild‚ the way the hunters kill the whales is cruel‚ and it is already illegal but people choose to break the law. The first reason whaling needs to be stopped permanently is that most whales have a very low number of them. Minke whales are the most hunted whale of them all and there species is at a rapid decline the Japanese whaling quota this year was to kill 935 Minke whales. In Japans 2011-2012 whaling campaign
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a documentary explaining and releasing to the public all the dangers and/or cruelty having whales in a tank or in an enclosure can come with or lead to. This documentary touches on many topics from how they catch the whales to the struggles and hardships the whales face leading up to tragic events ether for the whales or the humans in contact with them. The documentary starts by talking about how the whales are caught. The process takes a lot of man power and tools like tracker plains‚ bouts‚ nets
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that the first creature created by the God was the whales. Whale mythologies are heard all over the world. All the mythologies portray whale as a demonic monster‚ but whales are the most amazing‚ magnificient‚ and intelligent creatures on the earth. They are highly social beings which live in harmony with their family for nearly 150 years. They are still mysterious to human beings. Hunting of whales causes depletion in the community of whales. In English Literature sea creatures are exaggerated
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Orca Whales: Captive or Free? Sheena Anderson ENC1101-09 Professor Cooper 7 November 2011 Anderson 1 Orca Whales: Captive or Free? For many years‚ people have gone to places like SeaWorld in either Orlando‚ California‚ or Texas to marvel at and to be entertained by the creatures known as Orcinus orca. For those people not familiar with the scientific term‚ they are also called Orca whales. These powerful‚ magnificent‚ intelligent creatures have become the trademarks of the parks where
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On January 15‚ 2008‚ Australia argued that Japan’s whale hunting in the Southern Ocean (JARPA II) was in breach of various provisions of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW) in Australia. Australia demanded that Japanese government should stop "scientific whaling implementation"
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awareness for the captivity of Killer whales in general‚ and in the Sea-world industry. Their documentary is based on a dreary story of the killer whale Tilikum‚ and through the cases that result in the life of these whales‚ this film reminds us on how limited knowledge we have on these animals‚ and how personal relationship takes place according to its purpose. In addition‚ this documentary film provides many evidence of witnesses of casualty with he killer whales‚ perspectives‚ opinions‚ and a collection
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Complete. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. Sand talks about how Japanese whalers are taking more and more whales from the oceans near the artic and hunt whales for research purposes (56). Sands states that the whaling is of violation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and legal action can be taken against the Japanese whalers (56). This Paper will help talk about how
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Black Fish Since 1964‚ killer whales; also known as the orca‚ (Orcinus orca) first to put in a cage for the world to see. The view of the killer whale has shifted from a dangerous killer to a cuddly animal. Theses whales have gone from a sea creature shot at by humans‚ to the star money maker at theme parks. Both images become one-sided‚ putting the creature into stereotypes. Orcas resemble humans‚ very complex‚ intelligent‚ and also taken advantage of. As of today‚ they stand as the largest animal
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