Whale

Over 2000 whales are slaughtered each year for meat, oil, blubber and scientific research, it needs to stop! Dating back to 3000 BC, whaling has always been a large predicament in society. Whales play a very important role in the health of our environment and our understanding of marine mammals as well as playing an important role in helping growing economies that rely on whale watching and other spectator activities bring in capital through tourism. This presentation will address the question,…

is the hunting of whales for meat, oils blubber , and scientific research Its earliest forms date to at least circa 3000 BC. (Britannica Online Encyclopedia). 2001. Various coastal communities have long histories of subsistence whaling and harvesting beached whales. Industrial whaling emerged with organized fleets in the 17th century; competitive national whaling industries in the 18th and 19th centuries; and the introduction of factory shipping along with the concept of whale harvesting in the…

Recently many dolphin deaths which have occurred in captivity have been recorded. Articles have been written of dolphin mistreatment at aquariums. “Mental, emotional, and physical stress weaken an immune system which make them prone to disease”- US Whales and Dolphins. Dolphins should not be in captivity because it decreases life span, ability to swim freely and natural behaviors. Many aquariums like to put dolphins in captivity just to get money from people who just want enjoy a dolphin…

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…

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…

The main problem which causes the most damage to the Blue whale’s population comes from whaling. Blue whales and other species of whales all weigh tons, meaning they can provide enormous amounts of meat, blubber, skin and other body parts with a single catch. It is believed that an average sized whale contains “152 tons of more or less edible material” and with some calculations, a single whale can provide “604,000 people [with a] single meal” (Nessen 1), and this excluding the other benefits…

acclaimed novel, in which a captain’s obsession with a monstrous whale radiates of to his crew. These two stories are both similar, yet different in ways to be told. The true question is can man survive the attacks nature has in store for both men in both stories. In the Heart of the Sea, the real life encounter of the famous Herman Melville’s story Moby Dick. This book now film, tells the survival story of the men of the Essex, which was a whale hunting ship sent from Nantucket, which sadly…

they have for each other. Actually give them more conflict to create sexual tension. The supporting cast has some strong moments, but they aren’t consistent. Queequeg is strong in the opening, but fades, as does Flask. As mentioned, make the Blue Whale more of a “character” like in JAWS. Overall, the script is heavy with dialogue and this is an area that slows down the pace and dilutes the tension. Some examples are: page 78 and 103. However, overall streamline and trim the dialogue and…

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…

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 business and slowly making the whales a dying species. In the…