What are the main issues surrounding Japanese whaling and what role should the International Whaling Commission play in monitoring whaling? Introduction: During the course of the semester‚ we have learned about a wide variety of marine mammals and the importance of protecting these animals. One group of marine mammals that I have found most interesting is the whale family. The whale group of marine mammals includes the blue whale‚ which is the largest animal in the world. As a child‚ I assumed that
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Whaling is the killing or hunting of whales mainly there for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. 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 ships along with the concept of whale harvesting in the first half of the 20th century. As technology increased and the need for the resources stood high‚ catches increased highly by the sustainable limit
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merciless Japanese commercial and scientific whaling industries. This slaughter has caused the Blue‚ Gray and Byrde whales to become fewer and fewer. We need to stop these immoral and needless industries from causing a big dent in the whale populations‚ and abusing such harmless creatures of our Earth’s oceans. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) issued a moratorium in 1986 that banned whaling. Japan however still practices whaling. Recently whaling has been allowed in Japan under strict quotas
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Greenpeace is an independent organization campaigning to ensure a just‚ peaceful‚ sustainable environment for future generations. It began in Canada in 1971 and today has a presence in more than 40 countries with 2.4 million supporters worldwide. Greenpeace Australia was founded in 1977 and today we have more than 75‚000 supporters. Prevent dangerous climate change by phasing out fossil fuels (oil‚ coal‚ gas) and replacing them with clean renewable energy such as solar. Use the 2000 Olympic
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and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption. 2. Do you think the whaling ban constitutes a violation of these nations’ sovereignty? The sea where the whales
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Alex Williams Molly McNett English 104 28 April 2011 Dolphin Hunting: Will the Japanese take Flipper off the menu? The Japanese public has developed a mischievous reputation with the rest of the world over the past 100 years. They are notorious for going against the grain of modern society and tend to be rather impulsive during international disputes. There are many neighboring countries of Japan that oppose the actions of these “whalers”. The tension that the Japanese have created within the
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of a successful outsider pressure group. Greenpeace was founded in 1971 to campaign for the global ban of nuclear weapon testing. There have been a great number of successes since then. Greenpeace managed to achieve a temporary stop to commercial whaling‚ a ban on sending toxic waste to less developed countries‚ a 50 year break on mineral exploitation in Antarctica‚ a stop to large scale driftnet fishing on the high seas and a ban radioactive and industrial waste at sea. Funds are a major resource
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animals range from the wasting of meat simply because there is not a market for it in the whaling countries (Japan‚ Norway‚ and Iceland)‚ to the fact that it is causing many species of whales to the verge of extinction. There is an organization called the Sea Shepherd that hunts down the Japanese whale hunting fleet. The Sea Shepherd’s crew has developed tactics and uses sheer force to stop the Japanese from whaling over their quota of whales. The paper discusses how companies go about capturing marine
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coordinating body is in Amsterdam‚ the Netherlands. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity.’’ It focuses on worldwide issues such as global warming‚ deforestation‚ overfishing‚ commercial whaling and anti-nuclear issues. Greenpeace is known for its direct actions and lobbying to stop or delay things but also uses research and innovation to achieve its goals. Greenpeace does not accept money from governments‚ political parties‚ or companies
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Chasity Choran The Poison of Greed and Mercury: A Case for Dolphins “They call him Flipper‚ Flipper‚ faster than lightning‚ No-one you see‚ is smarter than he...” And so it began. The craze over our adorable aquatic friend‚ the dolphin‚ came to life. Before the Flipper TV series‚ there were only 3 dolphinariums in existence. Now‚ the dolphin industry is a multi-million dollar business. Richard O ’Barry was one man that helped train the dolphins used in the show. For years he flourished off the
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