whaling and trading in whale meat. Each year‚ Japan kills around 700 whales for what it claims is research‚ while the meat is being sold in restaurants and shops. If there are to be whales at all for future generations to enjoy‚ then this excessive whaling has got to stop. Not only is Japan over-whaling‚ it is importing cheaper whale meat from Norway because of its cheaper prices. The hunting of whales is outlawed internationally‚ except of course by Japan and Norway. Whales are an endangered species
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whether whaling should be allowed in countries like Japan and Norway is a complex mix of cultural‚ economic‚ and political facets. To me‚ however‚ it is not a difficult question to answer. Simply put‚ while I would not disagree with the hunting of whales by the two countries if they did so sustainably and humanely‚ I think the practice has gone beyond a cultural activity‚ and therefore should not be considered for exemption under cultural reasons. A cultural activity is an activity that contributes
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Makah and Whaling Introduction During the past 30 years the whales gradually became the center of public attention and sympathy. Tourists watching the whales off the eastern coast of the United States and in the lagoons of California‚ were struck by their remarkable nature and behavior. At the same time‚ the number of most large whales continued to decline. Certainly whale hunting was rather indiscriminate since the Middle Ages‚ reaching a point where these mammals were in imminent danger
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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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Using Table 1‚ which of the three trials produced the highest carrying capacity for both the whales and the seals? Why do you think this trial had the best outcome for the whale and seal populations? 2.Using Table 2 and 3‚ explain how the birth rates of the seals and the death rates of the whales affected the carrying capacity for both whales and seals. 3.For the second trial in Part 1‚ we doubled the whale population and reduced the seal population by half. However‚ the carrying capacity for the
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never be like the wrongdoer. In the story‚ Moby Dick‚ Captain Ahab has set out to kill the enormous whale that has taken his leg. This is an example of how we set morals so we don’t become the kind of people we despise. Captain Ahab does not want to be presumed a coward‚ so he makes a mission of finding the whale that took something from him. Ahab assembles his crew and is on a journey to find the whale. This is an example of how we set morals so we don’t become the kind of person that society
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They whaled so many Blue Whales that they had to have special kinds of ships that were literally factories that could float. These ships had to be able to remain on the sea for up to seven months on end and be able to carry a whole crew and be able to cut whales up and hold their resources. The biggest ship‚ called a drydock‚ was in scandinavia and it was 671 feet long and it was the ultimate whaling ship. Because they were specifically going after the biggest whales the ships had to compensate
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How does Kari Herbert convince the readers for the necessity of hunting whales in the arctic region? You should comment on: 1=the geographical and living conditions of the native people. 2=the use of argumentative language. 3=the language If people in the arctic region won’t eat what they have‚ i.e. whales‚ then what will they eat? Should they think of saving the extinct animals or saving their own lives? This is the argument stated by Kari Herbert and she has indeed confused and convinced the
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Whale hunting is a very old tradition that was practised around the globe. Whale blubber was refined as heating oil prior to the discovery of petroleum as a fuel source. Whale meat was also commonly consumed as a food source. As agricultural production progressed the reliance of whale meat as a food source is becoming a relic of the past. It is a cruel practice that most citizens of the world overwhelmingly disapprove of. I do not believe in the cultural exemption of whale hunting that has been proposed
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GEOG1016 Nature Conservation for Sustainable Societies Guidelines on the use of the pdf files of lecture handouts: (1) The files shall only be used by registered students of the course for learning purpose only. (2) The files must not be transmitted in any form to any third parties who are not registered students of the course. (3) The copyrights of all the texts and illustrations in the files must be strictly observed‚ and they must not be copied or used in any way outside the realm of normal learning use
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