Commercial Whaling to return?
As of last week there have been talks of a possible reintroduction of commercial whaling in order to help "protect" the whales... Sounds like a paradox, and it just might be.
Commercial whaling has been banned for nearly 30 years, however nations like Japan have justified their continued hunting by classifying it as part of a scientific research plan. It is thought that by legalizing commercial whaling, there would be a reduction in the number of whales hunted annually through stronger regulation.
It seems backwards to see any form of whaling legalized, even if it is monitored by the IWC. Japan seems to have abused the priviledge of whaling in the name of scientific research, so what evidence is there that the same wouldn't be true for the new protocol under legalized whaling? If anything, it seems like this proposal would only serve to justify whaling!
Haven't the whales suffered enough? Seems like the phasing out of whaling is long overdue, and something like this proposal would only stand to work against that.
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Student at Arizona State University, Main
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My name is Matt, I am the new web intern in the San Francisco Grenpeace office. I recently graduated from Arizona State University and more recently moved to San Francisco. Really looking forward to working here, so greatful for the opportunity to help make a difference. Will try my best to read all your blog posts and comments...
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how would I have found yours among so many...I try to read as much as I can~
I would like to think that by so much failed "scientific research" in the past which has been justified only to be later found to be a facsade from the start would teach us that these very intelligent mammals are not meant to be hunted like game, just as we are not either~
There was a time humans had no choice or knowledge , or common sense but to use the meat and blubber, but then again...cannabilism has been used only out of necessity in the past as well~