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2005-06-20 Down Under

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Posted by Spavirt Pheng6042 2005-06-20 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1746 views since 2007-05-07] Top

1 I wish I knew what snazzy comment went with this...

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-06-20 01:04|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-06-20 01:04|| Front Page Top

2 That's a hell of a research project with 400 to 800 whales taken every year.

I have seen several whale hunts around Kivalina and Point Hope, Alaska. Pretty neat. They have bowhead and gray whales up there. One time in Barrow, they were pulling a bowhead whale up out of the water and on to the shore with the traditional block and tackle, and rope. Everyone gets in line and heave-hos the whale. Well, one time something failed and the block went sailing into the pullers and killed a woman.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-06-20 02:56|| 2005-06-20 02:56|| Front Page Top

3 they need to kill whales to get more detailed data such as how mature they are

probably more mature than the whalers

Posted by Rafael 2005-06-20 04:00|| 2005-06-20 04:00|| Front Page Top

4 Sorry, but hunting whales is no different to hunting bear, deer, kangaroo or any other mammal. I'm neutral on hunting anything, but as far as I can see the only thing different about whales is international law and treaties have gotten into the act.

Posted by phil_b 2005-06-20 06:01|| 2005-06-20 06:01|| Front Page Top

5 Are the specific whales being hunted on the endangered species list? If not, WTF.

Another baby seals, puppy dogs, and baby ducks moment.

Posted by Jong Cravirong9792 2005-06-20 08:07|| 2005-06-20 08:07|| Front Page Top

6 Are the specific whales being hunted on the endangered species list? If not, WTF.

Another baby seals, puppy dogs, and baby ducks moment.

Australia, New Zealand and Britain have led a barrage of outrage against one of the world's most powerful countries after it announced plans today to double its catch of minke whales and extend its whaling to include endangered species...
...Japan also said it would extend its hunt from minke whales to larger fin and humpback whales, which are both considered endangered by the World Conservation Union.

So yes, there are.

And it's not like this is real hunting or anything; it's market hunting, and I don't think anyone of average income in Japan is going to be eating much whale meat. Assume about 1000 2000-lb. whales, and the whales are all-meat... and the population of Japan is 100 million... you get 2000000/100000000... which works out to 2/100 of a pound of whalemeat per year per person in Japan.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-06-20 08:27|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-06-20 08:27|| Front Page Top

7 Here ya do,Phil.
"Captain,there be whales here"LTC.Scott:eginering officer.

Posted by raptor 2005-06-20 08:36|| 2005-06-20 08:36|| Front Page Top

8 Wouldn't it be nice if a couple few Japanese whalers were sunk by a US sub, say, USS Jimmy Carter"?

Posted by JFM">JFM 2005-06-20 11:28|| 2005-06-20 11:28|| Front Page Top

9 Hmmm. I wonder why the "It's a cultural thing" line doesn't work for Japan as well as it works for Paleoland?

No, I don't wonder. *Sigh*.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-06-20 11:31|| 2005-06-20 11:31|| Front Page Top

10 JFM, do you mean this one?

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2005-06-20 16:04|| 2005-06-20 16:04|| Front Page Top

11 LOL, Deacon Blues

Posted by JFM">JFM 2005-06-20 16:07|| 2005-06-20 16:07|| Front Page Top

12 LOL Deaconman! The SSN Jimmuah

Posted by Shipman 2005-06-20 17:25|| 2005-06-20 17:25|| Front Page Top

13 "It's a cultural thing" means in this case that Japan doesn't want to mothball its whaling fleet. It's like the Japanese engineering firm that landed a contract to build a bridge to an island nobody goes to for a hundred million dollars: we want people to keep their jobs, whether it makes sense or not.

There is no scientific reason to hunt whales. Period.

In related news, whale sharks, the largest known fish, have declined in overall length by 2 meters. What this means is that the population is under stress and the sharks simply aren't living as long. Lobsters and fish off the Grand Banks are in the same trouble: overfishing is killing off the older, stronger, hardier breeders. The fisheries are crashing.

Posted by mom 2005-06-20 17:43|| 2005-06-20 17:43|| Front Page Top

14 "Is it a fair fight? Is this 'whale' wielding any sort of projectile weapon?"

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-06-20 18:00|| 2005-06-20 18:00|| Front Page Top

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