...Whales are brilliant animals. Surely understood for their knowledge and delicate nature, they are iconic representatives of marine biodiversity. Yet degenerate and neglectful practices still threaten whales today. To guarantee we have solid and healthy seas, we have to ensure the sea's tender titans. Whaling is the process of hunting whales for their produce. Numerous customs relied on upon whales to give material produce as a piece of culture and tradition, all aspects of the whale was misused for; meat, skin, fat and organs were consumed as a critical foundation of protein, vitamins and minerals. Due to this the community of whales are in the brink of extinction. Whaling business started around the eleventh century, when the Basques...
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...commodities. And as for their meat? A single catch of a large sperm whale could feed a small coastal village for weeks. Although demand for whale meat is ailing and advancements in technology have replaced whale oil with more effective and practical substances, whales are still being hunted and killed. Despite a ban on all commercial whaling certain nations still continue to kill these animals, primarily Japan, Norway and Iceland. The populations of these animals are becoming...
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...Environmental Issue Project – Whaling; to kill or not to kill Larry Baker Rasmussen College Authors note: This assignment is being submitted on August 22, 2014 for Ms. Jaime Farrow’s Section 05 Human Uses of the Environment class. We have all seen, or most of us anyway, the classic movie Moby Dick written by Herman Melville, about the obsessed Captain Ahab who is determined to kill the whale or die trying. Now this is a work of fiction but people have been hunting whales for tens of thousands of years. It only took America about ten years to kill 50 – 60 million buffalo; it makes it hard to believe there are many whales left after thousands of years hunting them. This paper is about the Whaling Debate on whether countries should be allowed to continue to hunt whales or should we leave them protected and my beliefs on the subject. This debate has also focused on issues of sustainability and conservation as well as ownership and national sovereignty. Some of the issues included in these debates is the question of cetacean intelligence this refers to the Cetacea order of mammals, which includes whales, porpoises, and dolphins; and the level of suffering which the animals undergo when caught and killed (The Whale Debate: Whale Wars, 2014). Another hot topic in the debate right now is the right to kill a certain amount of whales for scientific research, Japan kills 1000 minke whales a year and about 100 endangered fin and humpback whales. Whales are mammals the same...
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...representatives of marine biodiversity. Yet degenerate and neglectful practices still threaten whales today. To guarantee we have solid and healthy seas, we have to ensure the sea's tender titans. Whaling is the process of hunting whales for their produce. Numerous customs relied on upon whales to give material produce as a piece of culture and tradition, all aspects of the whale was misused for; meat, skin, fat and organs were consumed as a critical foundation of protein, vitamins and minerals. Due to this the community of whales are in the brink of extinction. Whaling business started around the eleventh century, when...
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...Commercial whaling has been a hot topic for many years; many say that all forms of whaling must stop, while others argue that whaling should be allowed if it does not pose a threat to the total whale population. Now while this topic may seem straightforward on the surface, there are deep ethical questions being asked. Some of which are embodied the battle between deontological and utilitarianism views, and the variations between them. Beginning with utilitarianism, which is the view that everyone’s interests should be considered (including animals) and that only the consequences of actions should be taken into consideration when determining whether an action is moral. The primary goal of utilitarianism is to “balance the pleasure and pain as such, the question of to whom a pleasure or pain belongs to is irrelevant” (27). Many, such as Singer, even state that the idea that humans should get special consideration would be considered “speciesism” which would be comparable to racism. Then on the other spectrum lies the deontological view, which is the idea that some things have intrinsic value, or as Tom Regan believes, that animals or at least beings that were “subject to life” (beings...
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...275,000 blue whales before the development of modern whaling in the mid-nineteenth century. By the 1960s, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimated that the number of blue whales had decreased to between 650 and 2,000.ʺ (Global Issues in Context Online Collection). The number of all whales has been decreasing and the Japanese whalers have been the major cause of the depletion of whales throughout history. The Japanese use whaling for to gather resources like whale meat and oils. I don’t believe that the Japanese should be using whaling for food and resources. First of all, when the whales die off, it greatly affects the ecosystem, in other words, the food chain. Another reason is that the international relations with the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Lastly, whaling does not provide the economic benefits that the Japanese thinks it does. Now let me give you a little background information on whaling. Whaling has gone on for centuries and it has been a necessity for people all over the world. The IWC does allow tribes like the Eskimos, who have hunted whales traditionally, to continue to hunt whales but they could only be a certain type of whale. Traditionally, there used to be a demand for whale oil as a lubricant for machines but these are synthetic so that means you don’t need to kill the whale you could just make. In 1987, the IWC imposed a moratorium on commercial whaling which means they were banned from killing whales for...
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...had remained the same for many centuries. The methods we use today weren't invented until the centuries later and they contrasts from whaling of the nineteenth century in various ways. Present day whale hunting has progressed from whaling of Melville's day and the whalers are even hunting for different reasons. For example, in Herman Melville's Day, whalers sailed out on small boats searching for the "elephants of the sea." If the wind was not in their favor, they had to smoothly paddle with oars, careful not to scare their prey. When coming upon a whale, the harpooner would kill the beast with a manual harpoon. The hunters must bring the massive animal onboard the ship, to immediately remove the oil, since they are onboard for years at a time. Similar to nineteenth century whaling, whalers today also have small fishing boats, but with sails or motor to speed up the process. They use harpoon cannons, invented by two Norwegians, that explode once penetrated a foot into the flesh of the whale. Occasionally the mammal will not die immediately, therefore the harpooner will shoot it with a high powered riffle. Then the whalers either tow the whale to shore or bring it alongside the ship. Along with the sail, the invention of the explosive harpoon was a dramatic progress for modern whalers and became the turning point in whaling. This difference in these two systems of whale catching shows the advance in modern technology and methods. The explosive harpooner...
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...The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a cetacean species that is found primarily in the waters off the eastern coast of North America, between the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy (Asaro, 2012). The population of the right whale was significantly diminished during the 18th and 19th century, when the species was subjected to commercial whaling that nearly drove the species to extinction (Caswell et al., 1999). Today, it is still one of the most endangered species of large whales, with only an estimated 300 – 400 individuals left (Doucette et al., 2012). While commercial whaling has been discontinued for decades, the right whale is still being directly impacted by anthropogenic activities, such as vessel strikes and entanglements...
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...Effects of Whaling and the Ecology Whaling is one of the oldest human activity for hunting done by man since the beginning of time. Whaling can come with a cost, and result with a set of consequences that can affect the ecology and the world. The consequences of whaling can not only endanger and extinct whales, but destroy and kill the oceans that can eventually kill all life. Whaling is the hunting of whales primarily for meat and oil. It is believed that whaling dates back to a millenia. According to Encyclopedia infoplease.com, “whaling for subsistence dates to prehistoric times. The early people of Korea were hunting whales as far back as 5000 B.C., and those of Norway began whaling at least 4,000 years ago. Various peoples of the NW North American coast and the Arctic have a long tradition of whaling. Whaling, done from canoes or skin boats, often when migrating pods of whales passed nearby, was a very dangerous undertaking. Over time, many, such as the Qwidicca-atx (Makah) people of the Olympic peninsula, developed set spiritual and hunting practices that became the core of their culture.” The origins of commercial whaling started according to online encyclopedia infoplease.com: “The hunting of whales is thought to have been pursued by the Basques from land as early as the 10th cent. and in Newfoundland waters by the 14th cent. It is not until the middle of the 16th cent., however, that the appearance of Basques in those waters is established by record. Whaling on a large...
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...Name: University: Course: Tutor: Date: International Whaling Commission Introduction Just recently on May 31st 2010, Australia opened a court case against Japan in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with regards to a dispute relating to Japan’s JARPA II program on ‘Scientific Whaling’. The case was dubbed the ‘JARPA II Case’ and was primarily based on a dispute between Australia and Japan over interpretation of the 1946 International Convention of Whaling (ICRW). JARPA refers to Japan’s Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic to carry out research in the marines. The first was introduced in 1987 in the Southern Ocean Whaling Season of 1987-1988. JARPA II was to commence some 18years later from and it started in 2005. During that period of 1987 through 2005, Japan had apparently ignored the Moratorium sanctioned by IWC against Whaling and it is consequently some six thousand eight hundred minke whales were taken under JARPA. That led to a longtime dispute between whaling states and anti-whaling states over limited whaling v no whaling at all. Among the cases is the one between Australia and Japan of 2010. This article will look into the case between Japan and Australia in a bid to answering the following questions; one, how is the International Whaling Commission policy determined and influenced, secondly, what is the role of scientific advice in policy making, thirdly, what are the arguments for both Japan and Australia in the International Court...
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...Introduction - The fin whale population was wiped out due to commercial whaling in the 1800s and early 1900s. It was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Conservation Act, the predecessor to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), in 1970. Once the ESA was passed in 1973, the fin whale was listed as endangered throughout its range. It is also designated as depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Known for its ability to travel at speeds of almost 40 km/hour, the whale can be referred to as the “greyhound of the sea.” Whales are very important because they are at the top of the food chain and affect the overall health of the marine environment. The fin whale has been greatly affected by worldwide by commercial whaling. Background...
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...sight of them can make everybody smile. On the other hand, there are always cruel people out there wanting to take these amazing creatures from the world by killing them for food. This illegal act is called whaling. Japan is the leader of this horrifying act has long said it was their tradition and culture to kill whales. To this day there are many health concerns when it comes to eating a whale and many worries about the inhumane ways that whales get killed too. To compare history to today. In the past whales, have long been hunted for their blubber and oil to make light up lamps in the old days. This made many whaling companies rich. Whereas today...
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...Case Analysis: New Bedford Whaling Museum Problem Statement The main question of the case is was it enough what Anne Brengle did over the 11 years of work for the Museum? According to the story, the question means all actions and management changes of the New Bedford Whaling museum Executive director’s style. The Executive Director Anne Brengle faces different challenges over a period of 11 years and leads this non-profit organization (The New Bedford Whaling Museum) to improvement of its condition in every aspect – financial health, new and attractive activities, new programs and improved community interest. Analysis The Executive Director of the Museum begins to restore this organization with clear point of view, that the finances and other resources will never be enough to keep the main mission of the Museum: “To educate and interest all the public in the historical interaction of humans and whales worldwide and in regional and maritime history” (citation; New Bedford Whaling Museum Case). The museum is found in the area, increasingly dependent on the tourism. Anne Brengle begins the strategic change of the Museum by her organizational view and by her “Can-do” attitude. One of the first steps she made, were to review the key figures and figure out what should do to improve them - how the Museum goes about attempting to achieve its mission and what values, policies and people she needs in order to implement her vision of change. During the process of Cost-cutting and...
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...future generations. 03/09/2012 “Japan's Fisheries Agency announced Friday from Tokyo that its fleet was heading home "on schedule," but that its catch of 267 whales fell far short of the approximately 900 projected, AFP reports. According to an agency official, "factors including weather conditions and sabotage acts by activists" were to blame for the weak results.” In testimony on "The Threat of Eco-Terrorism" given to the a US congressional subcommittee in 2002, Sea Shepherd was the first group mentioned by an FBI official for having attacked commercial fishing operations by cutting drift nets. Sea Shepherd has received support for its tactics against fishing, whaling, and seal hunting from quarters such as media personalities, while their violent tactics are sometimes opposed even by those who denounce whaling, such as Greenpeace and the governments of Australia and New Zealand. Officials of the American, Canadian, and Japanese governments, as well as the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, have referred to them as terrorists. Their actions have included scuttling and disabling...
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...Think about how noble sacrifices are defined! Now think about what are the defining components justifying noble sacrifices that qualify heroes. This article is going to explain each component, the justification, and how the heroes help shown these components. The main components are helping others without a direct need to, when the hero gives up something extremely valuable, and peaceful intentions. An element of noble sacrifice is helping others with a direct need to. Mr.Grishchenko flying his helicopter over the exploding, radioactive reactor to dump concrete over the fire wasn’t required by any circumstance. Mr.Grishchenko did it out of pure generosity, and what did he get out of it? A terrible disease and radiation that ended up killing him. The elders that helped with the reactor in japan by all means could’ve sat by and acted helpless towards the whole disaster. Instead they went in and helped clean the site, raised awareness, and even earned money for the disaster with a charity found. They did all this just to help the future generates have a better life. Both of these are selfless acts for someone else to live a better life. Never the less, another key component to justify noble sacrifice is giving something of extremely high value to the hero. Irena Sendler gave up a lot of income to help the Jewish people escape before the Nazi party members captured them. She even gave up her freedom just to help get those Jewish people to a safe place. Kate told Anna that...
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