Should Whaling Be Banned Essay

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Whale Wars In the Antarctic Ocean, Japanese whalers hunt for whales. Could you imagine eating meat from an animal that you admire? The Japanese are saying that their being killed for scientific research, but in reality many people believe they are being eaten. Several organizations have helped to ban whaling, but all that ends up happening is reducing the amount of whales to be killed.
In the Antarctic Ocean there are several whales such as the White Hump-Back, Grey Whales, and Minkes Whales. These whales are the only ones the Japanese whalers kill for their scientific research, why not other whales? The purpose of this research is to show if the population has grown and to find out the age of the whales. If the population of whales has …show more content…

Commercial Whaling was banned back in 1986 by the International Whaling Commission (MadMermaids Scuba Ltd.). The reason it was banned back in 1986, was because in 1950, whales were consider threatened, then endangered in 1963. Some countries still continue to harpoon whales and it is currently aiming to hunt a total of 1,035 whales (MadMermaids Scuba Ltd.).
After 12 years of business a sushi “Hump” restaurant has been closed for serving illegal whale meat (Barboza). The meat from endangered species cannot be sold legally or served in the United States. The whale meat is sold as a delicacy. It is more than likely that this is the real reason for whale hunting. Could you imagine going to your favorite restaurant and finding out you are being served an endangered species such as whale meat?
The way Japanese whalers kill whales is by using an explosive grenade harpoons. Each harpoon is loaded with explosive that go off once they’re penetrated about 1 foot into the whale. Each harpoon is suppose to cause enough brain damage to kill the whale within seconds. If the whale doesn’t die the gunner will shoot at it with the rifle to finish the job …show more content…

It is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization. The Sea Shepherd mission is to end the killing of wildlife in the world’s ocean (EStreet). The Sea Shepherd goal is to bankrupt the whaling industry by cutting whale kill quotas in half and costing the whaling fleet their annual profit (Sea Shepherd News). The Sea Shepherd have their own show and they show what they do to prevent the Japanese from killing the whales. Paul Watsons’ crew will chase, block and harass if they see any attempt to harpoon the hump-backs whales in the Antarctic

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