there should be regulations for the Japanese to only be able to hunt a small amount of whales until threatened species are able to replenish. As Japanese non-regulated whaling fuels whale stocks decline , and the Japanese’s claim of “hunting for research” is completely false and deceived the public. To support this claim, the Japanese are hunting whale stocks because of their “fearful
economy, due to the innumerable uses of a whale’s by-products, and consequently, there was a substantial profit margin. Presently, the largest demand for whaling is by Japan, Norway, and Iceland all of whom partake in whaling for either commercial or “research” purposes. However, the demand and revenue from whaling do not outweigh the costs that have tolled on the species. This practice is largely scrutinized by conservationists who believe that commercial whaling is going to bring some species of whales
kept on conducting “scientific whaling”. According to GreenPeace, an environmental activist group, “Japan's research has been continually dismissed by the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) scientific committee as 'unnecessary', and was condemned in a resolution passed at the 2007 meeting, when a majority of countries voted for Japan to suspend indefinitely the lethal aspects of its research program.” These whaling for “scientific” purposes never got any actual scientific discoveries. Also, some
Every day whales around the world are being killed. Although some whales are being killed for scientific purposes, the majority of them are killed for their meat by poachers or whalers working for different countries. Careless companies dispose of their waste incorrectly, and in today's society, people do not seem to care about anything but themselves. Arguments can be made both for saving the whales and for killing them; this is a topic that has caused much debate over the past two decades, not
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knew I wanted to explore this issue further, such as what the United States is doing to prevent this, what countries still practice whaling for financial gain, what makes them so sought after and how many do you really need to harvest for scientific research? While looking through articles on the Academic Search Premier on D2L, I found an International Whaling Commission article by Mark Simmonds that caught my eye. The article comments on the practice of whaling and a proposal before the IWC that could
after Japan was able to hunt whales for :scientific research” which did not violate... ... middle of paper ... ...ecting these animals. Despite this, we as human beings need to proceed to defend them from exploitation. First off, there must be a permanent ban on all commercial whaling and the best to police this ban would be the IWC. This would require the comeback of IWC under democratic conservation and legitimate; non-lethal scientific research. The sanctuaries can not only provide all these benefits
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
Cetaceans are thought to be some of the most intelligent species on this planet. Popular culture has embraced the idea of cetacean intelligence with shows such as the 1960s hit TV series Flipper, where a dolphin is used to help fight crime. In his comedic science fiction novels, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, author Douglas Adams suggests that dolphins are the second most intelligent creatures on Earth, behind mice and above humans. Although most scientists would probably argue that humans
A total of 61 orca whales are held in captivity in SeaWorld today, I think that orca whales should not be held in captivity because many of the orca whales have short lifespan when they are held captivate. Orca whales are also separated from their family. Captivity related stress can also lead to aggressive behavior that may endanger professionals as well as visitors. Some people argue that captivity protects animals from being
nation that labels its commercial hunt as “research ”. FAROE ISLANDS WHALING Around 950 long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melaena) are caught each year on the Faroe Islands. Other species are not hunted, though occasionally Atlantic white-sided dolphin can be found among the pilot whales. The hunt is known as the Grindadráp. Faroese whaling is regulated by Faroese authorities but not by the IWC, which does not regulate the catching of small cetaceans. Most Faroese consider the hunt an important
a horn. The uses on the list include: breaking ice, hunting, defense, transmitting sound, piercing the hulls of ships, poking seabeds for food, and establishing dominance, among others. However, recently scientists from Harvard and the National Institute of Standards and Technology used an electron microscope to scan a narwhal tusk. They found over 10 million nerve endings and now believe that the tusk is used as a sensory organ to detect salinity and temperature changes in the arctic waters (Broad)
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Characteristics of Dolphins The majority of small tooth whales are called dolphins. “Dolphins are mammals of the order Cetacean and the families Plantanistidae and Delphinidae and include about 50 species” (Internet 1). Most dolphin species are about 6 feet in length, the males averaging 4 to 8 inches longer than females. The longest dolphin, the bottle-nose dolphin, can reach over nine-feet in length and weight up to 440 pounds. The smallest dolphin species is the buffalo which is found
Ever since the dawn of human civilization, people have enclosed animals for their own personal enjoyment. In modern times, animals are now kept in zoos and aquariums not just for entertainment, but also for preventing the extinction of a diversity of species. For the past few decades, animal rights activists have been disputing whether or not if these captive areas have been benefiting the animals or if they are just depriving them from their natural rights. Even though supporters of zoos and aquariums