Humpback whale

Whaling has been a Native American tradition for over 2,000 years, incidentally the International Whaling Commission and many other nongovernmental organizations are trying to change that tradition. These types of organizations such as Greenpeace, IWC, and NAMMCO, entail transnationalist views. Whereas on the other hand, states like Japan, Norway, and Iceland, have nationalist perceptions. The transnationalist argument against whaling mainly deals with animal rights and also the impact on the…

permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption. These two countries claimed that whaling made up an important part of their cultural legacy and I feel that these countries have the right to preserve this cultural legacy as long as certain conditions are met. The conditions that I believe should be met are conditions such as the whales that are being hunted must be a non-endangered species of whale and that these whales must only be hunted in moderate…

Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption? No. I do not believe that any country in the world should be able to hunt whales, especially if a large majority of the world disagrees with the practice. In the 1960 's the International Whaling Committee (IWC) tried to manage the commercial hunting of whales but realized that they needed a complete ban to prevent extinction. Whales are very slow to produce which makes them vulnerable to…

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 with estimates of…

The Seal Hunt Must be Discontinued The Federal Government of Canada should not allow the seal hunt to continue. To begin with, seals are killed in exceedingly cruel ways. Seal pups that are just over a month old are stabbed and killed with hooks and dragged across the ice to leave a trail of blood. According to a study in 2001, a team of veterinarians determined that in over 40 % of the cases they studied, the seals were most likely skinned alive. Such inhumane acts are unacceptable and should…

According to the authors of the article North Atlantic Right Whales in Crisis, the “North Atlantic right whales” is still considered one of the most facing extinction whales in the earth although the global conservation from killing whales for business purposes. The breed rate of the right whales has fallen since 1980. In addition, the total number seems to be getting smaller in size. According to the authors, a major issue challenging the right whales that has been proven by previous mortality.…

permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption? I disagree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption. However, my disagreement is based on my personal value of unnecessary killing of whales. Many people may hold a similar view on this, but not everyone agrees with it. The people whose food and income source are depending on hunting whales may disagree with it. I can…

Kraus, Brown, Caswell, Clark, Fujiwara, and Hamilton, the “North Atlantic right whale” is considered endangered animal facing killing for business purposes although the global preservation since 1935. Also, the population growth rate of the right whales has fallen since 1980. Moreover, the total number of its population nowadays seems to be getting smaller in size. Recent mortalities prove that the “North Atlantic right whale” is facing extinction. In fact, losing a huge number of reproductive…

BBC News Tokyo (2010), Shintaro Sato was asked why whale meat is so popular? He replied. “You don’t feel sad when you eat pork, you don’t think about the pig. It’s the same with whales.” This gives you an insight into what the people of Japan think of whaling. They don’t see it like other countries where it is seen as inhuman or barbaric it’s just a part of their life, just like eating fish or steak is very normal in most countries, eating whale in Japan is similar, it is a part of their culture…

correlation. Although the whaling of large whales has seen quite a dramatic drop since the boom in the 1950’s and early 1960’s right before the Marine Mammal Protection Act was enacted in 1972, there has been a significant increase in the amount of dolphins and small whales being killed and sold in Eastern Asian Countries. One sample of Dolphin meat can contain up to 10 times the regulated amount of mercury which is 0.4 ppm. Due to the continuous distribution of small whale meats in Eastern…