Japanese Whaling
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- mikabast
Japanese Coast Guard Arrests Anti-Whaling Skipper
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/1…
"The Japanese Coast Guard on Friday arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand who had boarded a whaling ship in the southern Antarctic last month."
"Mr. Bethune’s arrest was top news in Japan, where Sea Shepherd’s efforts to obstruct whaling ships receive wide publicity, none of it positive. While few Japanese eat whale, public opinion is generally sympathetic to the government’s claims that whaling is part of Japanese culture.
Japan kills about 1,000 whales a year — primarily minke whales — as part of a government-financed program that Tokyo says is for scientific purposes. Activists call the program a cover for commercial whaling, which was globally banned in 1986."
"On Jan. 6, a Sea Shepherd vessel, the Ady Gil, captained by Mr. Bethune, was damaged in a collision at sea with the Shonan Maru 2. Video taken from the deck of the whaler showed its collision with the Ady Gil, a sleek black trimaran. Each ship blamed the other for the incident.
On the night of Feb. 15, Mr. Bethune reportedly used a motorized water scooter to approach the Shonan Maru 2, then climbed onto its deck after cutting through an anti-boarding net that was draped around the hull. He presented the captain of the whaler with a bill for $3 million for damages that the Ady Gil had suffered.
Mr. Bethune was put into custody by the crew, who held him for a month as the whaling ship returned to Japan."
Discuss please.
- JazX0
- mg330
Why the fuck do a thousand whales need to be killed for scientific purposes, let alone a single one of them ?!?!?!
- because its fun. and we can.iCanHasQBN
- F YOU, and LOL!mg33
- seriously I'm dying here!!!mg33
- mikabast0
My favorite part of the story is this:
"Mr. Bethune was put into custody by the crew, who held him for a month as the whaling ship returned to Japan."
I understand this guy is a 'terrorist' or something, but imprison by civilians for a month??? wtf?
- JazX0
'Whale Town’ residents shrug off ‘Cove’ Oscar
http://www.newsok.com/whale-town…
- ukit0
"Killer Whale Kills SeaWorld Trainer"
- JazX0
These badboys
- JazX0
Sorry to steal your thread, but this dog is super awesome-O!
- Cool!mg33
- lol lol!!!!spraycan
- he just want to play.akrokdesign
- xcarlx0
...mmmmm....
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/1…
"Sushi Spot Is Charged With Serving Whale Meat
LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint accusing a Japanese restaurant in Santa Monica and its chef of serving whale meat, a violation of the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act.
In an unusual operation that was sparked by the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary film about dolphin hunting, “The Cove” the restaurant, "the Hump", was investigated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the California Department of Fish and Game, and the federal Customs and Border Protection agency, which all concluded that the restaurant was serving endangered Sei whale as sushi."
- DrBombay0
Them saying it is for scientific purposes is bullshit. Also, the Japanese are not going to stop fishing for bluefin any time soon. The price of hon maguro just continues to go up the more rare they become.
- camer0
we need to stop fishing commercially and let the small populations bounce back or we'll have nothing.
Fisherman could be for hire. When you want a fish, you hire a fisherman to go get it by the line and he/she brings you a fish. You want it cleaned, you pay more. Astronomical prices of course so the fisherman can can shut the fcuk up about their lively-hood and it reduces the number who can eat fish. Fish replenish quickly (if the squids don't take over) and then in a few years when there's no clean air and most of the water is polluted, we can eat some delicious fish again.At this point it's unethical to eat fish. IMHO we can't not do anything.
- idiots0
sounds delicious
- pango0
whale war....
sigh... that show is sooo boring.... bunch of little hippies wearing skull symbol trying to be cool and all that. but really all that can do is throw trash at the other ship. from what i know, they successfully stopped one whale being dragged on the ship for the entire show. one whale. change tactic maybe? get into political? as far as i know the movie did more effect than that stupid show.
- ok_not_ok0
Best solution is to farm whales like cattles.