Candace Roberts
F. Weeks
English 101
12 October 2015
Should Whaling be Better Regulated than it is Now?
In my personal belief whaling should be better regulated than what it is today and that even though yes they have international laws put into place it isn't what would be considered a final point in this fight against those that wish to do whales harm. The process of whaling has been around since about 800 A.D. whales were hunted for their meat, oils and bones. They were also turned into shoe polishes, margarines, dog foods, and tennis racket strings. Coastal species in Europe, and then in North America declined to an extremely low level. Species such as the humpback, fin, right, blue, sei, bowhead, and the sperm whales were hunted …show more content…
The three international laws are, the International Whaling Convention (IWC), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) (Lang “Overview of Laws…”). The International Whaling Commission, or IWC, was established in 1946 to oversee the management of the industry worldwide. It was created in response to the rapid decline in population due to whaling. In 1986 the IWC placed a indefinite ban on commercial whaling, the ban is still in effect and indigenous peoples have certain exceptions. The countries of Norway, Iceland, and Japan have not honored the international law of the IWC. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, is a international treaty that provides protection for wild animal and plant species across international boundaries. CITES was created to promote conservation of endangered species while letting trade continue in certain wildlife, there are 3 sections of protection but all great whales are considered under the first appendix. The CITES first appendix covers species that are threatened with extinction and, or, may be effected by trade, therefore trade in a commercial nature is prohibited, great whales are covered by appendix one. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the …show more content…
The ICRW was created in 1946 to oversee the whaling industry worldwide and provide whale conservation. They imposed hunting regulations against whales determined in need of protection and set seasons and waters for hunting. The ICRW created the International Whaling Convention to carry out its goals which is to provide proper conservation of whale populations and the orderly development of the whaling industry. For the first twenty years the IWC focused on the business side of whaling and in the sixties they changed to include conservation. In the seventies many non-whaling and anti-whaling nations joined the IWC and eventually gained majority over those that whaled. One of the many countries was the United States which was once thought to be a large whaling force, now a strong anti-whaling country. All the countries pushed for a moratorium, or a temporary prohibition of an activity, on whaling in commercial waters. The moratorium allowed that the nations that did whale to have a phasing out period of three years to gradually bring practices to an end. Under the moratorium two types of whaling are allowed, scientific and indigenous sustenance, scientific whaling is allowed with species
F. Weeks
English 101
12 October 2015
Should Whaling be Better Regulated than it is Now?
In my personal belief whaling should be better regulated than what it is today and that even though yes they have international laws put into place it isn't what would be considered a final point in this fight against those that wish to do whales harm. The process of whaling has been around since about 800 A.D. whales were hunted for their meat, oils and bones. They were also turned into shoe polishes, margarines, dog foods, and tennis racket strings. Coastal species in Europe, and then in North America declined to an extremely low level. Species such as the humpback, fin, right, blue, sei, bowhead, and the sperm whales were hunted …show more content…
The three international laws are, the International Whaling Convention (IWC), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) (Lang “Overview of Laws…”). The International Whaling Commission, or IWC, was established in 1946 to oversee the management of the industry worldwide. It was created in response to the rapid decline in population due to whaling. In 1986 the IWC placed a indefinite ban on commercial whaling, the ban is still in effect and indigenous peoples have certain exceptions. The countries of Norway, Iceland, and Japan have not honored the international law of the IWC. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, is a international treaty that provides protection for wild animal and plant species across international boundaries. CITES was created to promote conservation of endangered species while letting trade continue in certain wildlife, there are 3 sections of protection but all great whales are considered under the first appendix. The CITES first appendix covers species that are threatened with extinction and, or, may be effected by trade, therefore trade in a commercial nature is prohibited, great whales are covered by appendix one. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the …show more content…
The ICRW was created in 1946 to oversee the whaling industry worldwide and provide whale conservation. They imposed hunting regulations against whales determined in need of protection and set seasons and waters for hunting. The ICRW created the International Whaling Convention to carry out its goals which is to provide proper conservation of whale populations and the orderly development of the whaling industry. For the first twenty years the IWC focused on the business side of whaling and in the sixties they changed to include conservation. In the seventies many non-whaling and anti-whaling nations joined the IWC and eventually gained majority over those that whaled. One of the many countries was the United States which was once thought to be a large whaling force, now a strong anti-whaling country. All the countries pushed for a moratorium, or a temporary prohibition of an activity, on whaling in commercial waters. The moratorium allowed that the nations that did whale to have a phasing out period of three years to gradually bring practices to an end. Under the moratorium two types of whaling are allowed, scientific and indigenous sustenance, scientific whaling is allowed with species