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Sea Shepherd is a non-profit conservation organisation based in Friday Harbour, Washington. Their aim is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of marine wildlife, in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. On April 6 1981, Sea Shepherd was registered as a charitable organisation in Oregon. The first voyage to protect and publicise the illegal hunting of grey whales was launched in May 1981. By mid 1981, the ship documented illegal Soviet whaling activities off the coast…

The marine mammal that I selected is the Hawaiian Monk Seal. It’s Hawaiian name is ilio-holo-i-ka-uaua or na mea hulu (NOAA, n.d.). Also, the scientific name of the Hawaiian monk seal is Monachus schauinslandi (The Marine Mammal Center, n.d.). The Hawaiian monk seal is one of the most endangered marine mammal. Due to the fact that it’s endangered, they are now protected by the Marine mammal protection Act, the Endangered species Act, and also protected by Hawaii’s state law (The Marine Mammal…

I am part of the wild life in the sea. My colors vary form grayish blue, white, and black. I don’t swim like many fish, with my tale from side to side, instead I move my flukes up and down. When I surface to the top you might swim away. I am calm most of the time, but I can be aggressive. I eat some of my fellow friends in sea. I protect you when you’re helpless. I am known as a protector and guardian to people at sea. In late summer my constellation is shining bright in the sky. I am the…

Michael Brooks 4/4/17 ENG 102 International Whaling Argument International whaling has a long history of being dangerous to ocean life. Many people do not realize that it is still a modern issue and has not slowed down. Certain countries like Japan and Norway have a bad reputation for the significant slaughter of whales. Factors such as low numbers and very slow reproduction rate play huge role also. This is causing an uproar in most places of…

A documentary about killer whales may not be that intriguing when one first catches word of it; once the viewer takes a look, they understand why it has become a well know film and has spread like wild fire. Blackfish, a documentary directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, discusses the negatives of keeping killer whales in captivity. It drives home the fact that industries who keep these large creatures captive, should be boycotted by the public. Blackfish uses literary devices to evoke the…

1 INTRODUCTION Recently, a lot of concern has been raised from various parts of the world regarding the cruelty associated with the modern method of dolphin hunting called “drive hunting” introduced in 1969. According to the survey, more than 85% of ordinary Australians believe that dolphin hunting is a cruel practice. Dolphin hunting is still practiced in Japan in the town of Taiji with an intervention of high-technology equipment to drive the dolphins towards the coast. The only established…

Imagine minding your own business swimming through the ocean and out of nowhere you are speared with a large harpoon or tangled in the constriction of a net. This is a big problem that’s happening all around the world to whales, and the term most commonly used to describe it as “Whaling”. This act of violence needs to be recognized, and action needs to be taken to stop this cruelty before we totally wipe out the whole whale species. “Whaling is still carried out by Japan, Norway and Iceland, who…

Abstract: Human impact has lead Eubalaena glacialis, or the North Atlantic Right Whale, population to be classified as critically endangered. Habitat fragmentation, fishing entanglement, whaling, and shipping are of the main direct human impacts that have affected the North Atlantic Right Whale population. This leads to a decrease in population because of mortality, injury, or other health impacts. Despite conservation efforts the North Atlantic Right Whale population has not seen much growth…

The definition of whaling in the dictionary is “the practice or industry of hunting and killing whales for their oil, meat, or whalebone.” Whaling has been around for centuries, some evidence even showing whaling being practiced as far back as 6,000 B.C. So in other words, whaling has been around for thousands of years. In the 17th century whaling had truly been materialized into an industry. For the next two centuries, the whaling industry had skyrocketed, making it a highly competitive…

For centuries, animals have been at the side of people to help us, so what’s so wrong with that now? Most people think that the Navy using dolphins and sea lions to do jobs such as hunting mines and guarding GOP yachts. They should, however, be used for these jobs because they are more capable than humans, have safer jobs than humans, and have lots of training beforehand. The government didn’t just randomly pick dolphins and sea lions; they chose them because of their abilities. Dolphins have a…