taj said...

taj at 06:29 PM JST - 12th February

"Antarctic minke whales are among the few species of baleen whales not decimated by commercial whaling during the 20th century, and some scientists have hypothesized that their large numbers are hampering the recovery of deleted species, such as blue, fin and humpback, which may compete for krill."

""Our study clearly…

Posted in Japan says 3 whalers injured by Sea Shepherd activists at 06:29 PM JST - 12th February
taj at 06:21 PM JST - 12th February

"It has been scientifically proven the number of Minkes is down on a few hundred years ago, so to say they are not endangered while their numbers continue to reduce."

Sorry, hobby. Post a link or it ain't worth your typing.

Posted in Japan says 3 whalers injured by Sea Shepherd activists at 06:21 PM JST - 12th February
taj at 06:17 PM JST - 12th February

"condemned by the entire world?"

???

The world includes Iceland and Norway.

Minke whales are NOT endangered. Never have been.

Posted in Japan says 3 whalers injured by Sea Shepherd activists at 06:17 PM JST - 12th February
taj at 12:37 PM JST - 12th February

hobby, both sides have been bribing third world nations with no history or interest in whaling for decades. (Pot & Kettle = matched set)

Posted in Japan says 3 whalers injured by Sea Shepherd activists at 12:37 PM JST - 12th February
taj at 11:33 AM JST - 12th February

God help us, some blubber is served up as "bacon" here as well! (I've once eaten that and once eaten "whale cartiledge in white misso". I then went publicly vegetarian, to avoid ever having to politely taste such horrors.)

I've no idea what happens to all the bits of the…

Posted in Japan says 3 whalers injured by Sea Shepherd activists at 11:33 AM JST - 12th February
taj at 11:20 AM JST - 12th February

Scotch, I think you and I are mostly on the same page re: SS and Green Peace. One final quibble, though, about your statement: "Article 8 section 2 doesn't mention selling meat."

Here's what Article 8, Section 2 says in it's entirety: "Any whales taken under these special permits shall…

Posted in Japan says 3 whalers injured by Sea Shepherd activists at 11:20 AM JST - 12th February
taj at 11:12 AM JST - 12th February

Ivan Coughalot: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123216925/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 (For something very recent, in English, found with next to no effort).

Posted in Japan says 3 whalers injured by Sea Shepherd activists at 11:12 AM JST - 12th February
taj at 09:40 AM JST - 12th February

"The loophole is nothing to do with "scientific whaling" it's to do with the selling of the meat." Scotch, please read Article 8, section 2. Section 8 is the research loophole. Number 2 is where the processing of carcasses and proceeds of sales is dealt with. http://www.iwcoffice.org/commission/convention.htm

I don't think…

Posted in Japan says 3 whalers injured by Sea Shepherd activists at 09:40 AM JST - 12th February
taj at 08:07 PM JST - 10th February

The editor bought into Cliffworks calculations. It now says "100 million yen (about $900,000)". Might I suggest www.xe.com? It's over 1.1 million USD as of right now.

Posted in Y100 mil offered in successful bid for uninhabited island at 08:07 PM JST - 10th February
taj at 07:51 PM JST - 10th February

"....and a real joke if they think they can give these two men 10 years in jail. HA! "

Dear KyokoSmile, The "up to 10 years" listed above will be in reference to sentencing limitations(maximum punishments for each type of crime), written into the laws to ensure common standards in…

Posted in Greenpeace activists call for fair trial in stolen whale meat case at 07:51 PM JST - 10th February