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ihope2eatwhales
thedeath > I suppose my English is quite bad.
Japanese came to catch whales in the south ocean because Japanese have the tradition of eating whales. There are lots of whales in south ocean, so of course people with tradition and culture of whale eating wish to catch those whales. It means we whale eaters can enjoy to eat whale more often, and more cheaply, and gives the jobs to more Japanese. There is no problem, Australians do not watch the minke whales or fin whales that Japan catches recently. But crazy people including some Australians imagine a problem.
It is not to "preserve the culture". There are enough whales near Japan for this. But crazy western nations deny Japan even this right to preserve Japanese food cuisine (coastal whaling), not only the right to enjoy whale from south ocean and pacific.
You should not confuse the different issues.
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thedeath > Whale meat is the traditional food for many Japanese. That is why Japan started to catch whales in the south ocean, as there are many whales there. If Japanese had no tradition of whale eating, Japanese would not have started to catch whales in the south ocean. Maybe some foreign people have the trouble to understand such a thing, but even elementary students in Japan could imagine this.
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ihope2eatwhales
thedeath,
"Then why the want to eat whale folk even mention about tradition when we talk about whaling in south ocean?"
Do you think it is because whaling in the south ocean is traditional?
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ihope2eatwhales
Only research Whaling is subsidized, this is common sense. The industry scientific data can not be trusted, so the government takes responsibility. Cost to taxpayers is minimized through sale of whale meat. It is the best system, but we hope for commercial whaling and more meat and lower prices.
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thedeath > Japanese do not hunt whales in the south ocean for reason of tradition. Hunting started there by Japan in 1930's because it is highly productive ocean with many whales, and of tasty varieties. These are valuable resources for whale eating nations.
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ihope2eatwhales
Who cares about Australians. They can watch whales, if they wish. So what. Eating whales is our wish. People who do not wish to enjoy with us should go eat cows or kangaroos.
It is recently reported that humpback whales, are no longer considered by IUCN as "endangered". They are "least concern", and plenty in number. Watch them.
We whale eaters prefer minke and fin whale for eating.
There is no problem, just crazy anti-whaling people create one.
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ihope2eatwhales
taiko666 > There seems not to be a "huge stockpile of unwanted whalemeat"? Whale is quite rare and not cheap. We long for the days before research whaling, when whale meat was more easily obtained. Japan does hunt whales in it's "backyard". The lies come from the crazy westerners, you should remember it.
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ihope2eatwhales
desmosedici,
"Supermarkets sell more "tainted" Chinese eal than whale meat."
This is sadly true. There is enough whale in the sea for more to be taken.
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ihope2eatwhales
taiko666 > You are badly informed. We who hope to eat whales hope to do so because they taste lovely, mostly. This is the reason. Do not forget it.
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ihope2eatwhales
cooeecobber, who are your contacts?
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ihope2eatwhales
cooeecobber, how may we check the status with Interpol?
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ihope2eatwhales
Altria > SUA Convention: "Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation". Japan's law abiding allies abroad will definitely help to reel in the nasty crazy people.
cleo > It is true that research whaling is financed by sales of whale meat, which is a favorite of many Japanese. Only a child would think such logic is proof that research whaling does not involve the research activity.
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ihope2eatwhales
cleo > I understood that you are the anti-whaling person. The damage inflicted on the Kaiko Maru's screw, and throwing glass bottles of chemicals on to another vessel is an act of piracy. You should remember it. Or, you may be arrested yourself.
"Some folk would say that stealing the world's resources in an International Whale Sanctuary was a lot closer to piracy"
See the IWC convention: http://www.iwcoffice.org/commission/convention.htm "any Contracting Government may grant to any of its nationals a special permit authorizing that national to kill, take and treat whales for purposes of scientific research subject to such restrictions as to number and subject to such other conditions as the Contracting Government thinks fit, and the killing, taking, and treating of whales in accordance with the provisions of this Article shall be exempt from the operation of this Convention".
Remember this also. It is not a childrens game.
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ihope2eatwhales
ProudKoreanGuy > For the statistical studies such as normal countries conduct, the appropriate sample size is required. Japanese scientist calculate the appropriate size sample as per IWC standards to gain necessary confidence, and use such a sample size. This is simple fact which is agreed at the IWC.
Korea is also a friendly whale eating nation, it seems. We often heard of Korean fishermen having a JACKPOT when they catch whale.
Terrikus > Japan hunts whales in the so-called "backyard". Japan's whaling abides by all the international agreement.
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ihope2eatwhales
Japan Police, Good Job! The crazy madmen will be arrested.
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ihope2eatwhales
thundercat,
Whaling nations are now preparing to set up the new organization. We trust in the data and gathered by our scientists. We need not your permission to catch whales.
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ihope2eatwhales
thundercat,
Many western people do not like to accept Japan's ICR data. It is the bias, but it matters not. The data is for us, whale eaters, not the crazy anti-whalers. Even with the data, the anti-whalers are against whaling. I feel sad for Greenland whalers. At the IWC meeting of last week, Greenland whalers had support of IWC scientific committee to hunt humpback whales. Even so, European anti-whalers refused to allow the whaling. Very poor.
I did not have the chance to try the young fin whale, but I'm sure it was very scrumptious!
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ihope2eatwhales
Please see the information of fin whale numbers at JWA homepage: http://www.whaling.jp/shigen.html Each summer there are 12,000 fin whales in JARPA research area, alone.
Also, ICR research suggests the numbers are increasing rapidly http://www.e-kujira.or.jp/iwc/2008santiago/data/images/big/016.jpg
In a few years time, once the crazy anti-whaling scientists start to do some research as well, even they will come to accept this. Japan is their teacher.
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ihope2eatwhales
thundercat,
You can se Please see recent stranding and entanglement record, kept by Japan's ICR: http://icrwhale.org/stranding0709.htm
Item "M-1199" is for a fin whale ('nagasu kujira'). It was caught in Iwate, in a large trap net (大型定置網). In accordance with the ministerial ordinance, the DNA sample was taken by ICR, and the whale was sold. This whale was 10 meters, so it was just a baby it seems.
However, this whale was caught in December, so probably it can not account for the extra whales suggested by this study.
It is important for IFAW funded researcher to provide DNA information to authorities, so that it can be investigated.
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ihope2eatwhales
In the IHT, it is reported that "Funding for the sampling came from the International Fund for Animal Welfare ...".
However, it is possible that some extra fin whales were caught in nets around Japan, but not reported. Now, it is legal requirement to report such a catch of a whale, it is quite legal to sell these. So no reason to not report it, unless the rules are not known. Unlikely.
So, perhaps some whales were hunted, illegally. Possibility of the illegal acts must be investigated. The DNA samples analyzed by this scientist (with IFAW funding) should be submitted to the government, so it can be investigated. It is also perhaps possible that the DNA methods used are imperfect to correctly identify species of whale. Japanese government has registration process for the whales that are sold, so perhaps the "fin whales" were a different species than is suspected by the IFAW funded scientist. Information about where each product was purchased must also be provided, to enable investigation of illegal sales routes.
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