Whaling

According to the authors, 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…

An Exemption for Whaling The Norwegian and Japanese have argued that they should be granted an exemption from the international ban on whaling, hunting for whales. They have asked for this exemption based on cultural positions. The Norwegians and Japanese argue that the species of whales they hunt are not endangered, not would the numbers that they hunt caused them to become endangered, and that these activities are a deep historically rooted cultural activity for their people. This brings up…

This type of food is in the present time ubiquitous and it made Italy famous and recognized, So food nowadays is an ambassador of its country and one of the cultural element of any country. 5. Does the economic impact of whaling on the small fishing villages weigh into your decision? Yes, it does, my decision would always count minorities in any community, and in this case the villager will suffer from economic consequences as they rely on this hunting. Furthermore…

next big advancer that Greenpeace would go on and it would be one of the longest things that they were ever all dedicated too and this was long before Greenpeace became the way they are today. This would start out with having the us and Canada ban whaling which was not hard to do after proving the facts about how over hunted these animal are. Whale are one of the only animals with bigger brains then humans along with dolphins. And according to Dr. Moore this means there is no humane way to kill…

In Norway, whale industry have started around 150 years ago and evidence of whaling in Japan dates back to at least 10,000 B.C. During the World War 2, in 1940 whale meat played an important role due to lack of protein. Today most of the people in Japan do not eat whale meat, but some small communities still do. Coastal villages…

Food is not only for the stomach but also for the heart, mind and soul. It is what ties you back to your heritage and culture. That is very evident during the segment that talked about the Makah Indians. The culture and lifestyle of the Makah Indians is tied back to the sea. A big part of their culture was the hunting of the gray whales. The tribe hunted gray whales for thousands of years and they used every part of the whale as food, different items or trade if there was extra. Makah leaders…

do so in an ethical and sustainable manner. Whaling has been a part of Norwegian culture since the 9th century and part of Japanese culture since the 12th century (Japan Whaling Association, 2002). I think an important part of achieving a global community is understanding and working with the cultures involved. Perhaps future generations in Japan and Norway will adopt views on whaling that are more in-line with international views. If that happens, whaling may decline or end. I think another…

1. I do agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on 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…

Written Assignment An Exemption for Whaling 1. I do not agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption. This is due to the fact that although these species of whale are not endangered the demand for their meat is very low at 1% of its peak in the 1960s in Japan (Ramage et al., 2015). Furthermore, this practise of whaling is mainly funded by the taxpayers’ money and is ultimately working at a loss. Subsidies…

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 of Siberia. On return to the United States, the evidence was turned over to Congress. In early 1982, Sea Shepherd launched their second campaign to Iki Island in Japan to negotiate with Japanese fisherman over the…