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Originally Posted by RWilson2526
http://www.highnorth.no/Library/Publ...d/wh-an-in.htm
This is some interesting reading....no wonder whaling continues....I'll have to take some more time to read more thoroughly but it seems that the whole non whaling thing is voluntary and even if you volunteer not to you still can if you want to.
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I read enough. If there is no treaty prohibiting whaling then aren't the activist breaking the law with their constant harassment and attempt at disabling the whaling ships?
New Zealand, Norway, Japan and a few others still practice whaling, as part of their heritage. I remember the story National Geographic did recently on the Eskimos taking the Norwhals in Alaska. Generally, I hate it when someone comes up with a cause and then tries to ram it down my throat so I am back and forth on this one. I feel for the fisherman who are trying to preserve their way of life but in no way do I believe the whales should be harvested anymore. I visited the Whaling Museum and the Bethel in New Bedford, MA. The impression I had was that whaling was done. I guess it is for the US proper.
I understand the emotional powderkeg involved with the issue but, does anyone have unbiased data on whether or not their harvest presents a danger to sustainability? What a waste of a resource, those animals are unbelievable.
I did see where the captain was banished from Greenpeace. It appears that he was a charter member (#8) when Greenpeace began but Greenpeace has distanced themselves from this guy. They claim they disagree with his tactics, he claims they are jelous of his results.