Role Of Whaling In Canada

“ The story of the whale is so remarkable, that were there not so many witnesses, I would not venture to tell it, lest I be accused of exaggeration.”

The debate surrounding Makah whaling is a heated one to say the least. There are valid points on both sides of the argument, but there is one side I find to be more valid once the facts have been looked at. I will examine and present my findings regarding past and current laws and regulations related to whaling, types of whaling, other countries that take an active part in whaling (and why), as well as the Makah culture – both past and present. In this paper I will argue why the Makah should not be allowed to resume whaling, as it is unnecessary and could potentially put the grey whale species back on the endangered list.

To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture?

Did you know that roughly three million whales were slaughtered in the twentieth century alone? Or that there are only around four hundred North Atlantic right whales alive today because they never fully recovered from being hunted? These whales are known as “right” whales because they are large and slow, with thick blubber that yields lots of oil plus they remain afloat after they've been killed, this simplifies the whole hunting process for everyone . Furthermore, the hunters got more money for less work. I believe that whaling is a vile and pointless thing to do to such beautiful creatures and that the International Whaling Commission should look further into the use of whales for research.

A committee from an organization such as the WTO may be a good starting point for deciding who should participate in the negotiations for promoting the whale ban. Because an issue this complex and involved needs to have negotiations on who will be participating in the negotiations. The villagers are much more limited on the resources they have for such negotiations. It is fortunate that the nations of Norway and Japan appear to be aligned with the villagers so that additional resources are there to promote the values of that culture. And since the impact of the whaling ban is so large on these local cultures, the negotiating parameters should be weighted to their side in some manner to prevent a large number of people with little to lose out-weighing the small number of people who have everything to lose. But keep in mind, these weights cannot be determined without accurate (unbiased) and timely data on the impact to the environment and the

THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE US-CANADIAN MAGAZINE DISPUTE WAS MOTIVATED BY GENUINE DESIRE TO PROTECT CANADIAN CULTURE?

1. As the Canadian governmental committee put it, "magazines constitute the only national press .. in Canada, …..( it) can help foster in Canadians a sense of themselves." A legacy that is threatened by more than 100 US Magazines established in Canada. If the majority of magazines are printed in America, there will be no need for printing magazines in Canada. In an effort to preserve this identifying mark of Canadian identity, culminated into the Canadian magazine dispute. When thoroughly analyzed, America, the biggest foreign magazine contributor in Canada is to blame for the dispute. In an effort to monitor and control imports of foreign publications. Canada was only trying to protect what rightfully belongs to them.

In this essay I will introduce the histories of whaling, how Australia involved in this problem and whether it’s beneficial for Australia or not. Whaling is the act of hunting whales for their meat, blubber and bones. The Australian whaling act was put into effect in the 18th century and the global whaling first appeared in 1600 around other countries. Whales are brutally hunted in pain. The process of killing whales would take 10-35 minutes to die once it’s harpooned.

To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture?

To maintain the ideal population, marine mammals were no longer allowed to be imported/exported, or captured, unless a permit applied. To obtain a permit one must first submit an application, which will then reviewed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Under the statutes and implementing regulations of the ESA and MMPA, NOAA Fisheries may issue permits for the "taking", "importing", and exporting of marine mammals (including any "parts", products, specimens, or live animals), including threatened and endangered species, for scientific purposes or to enhance the propagation or survival of such species (50 CFR Parts 216 and 222-227). NOAA Fisheries may also issue permits for the taking, import, or export of non-ESA listed marine mammals for the purposes of public display, or for commercial or educational photography (50 CFR Part

To understand if the U.S. – Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desire to protect Canadian culture, I feel like you have to understand the Canadian people and their way of life. I do believe that his was more of a culture protection move than an economical move. The Canadians in my opinion do not want a United States of America state but they want to be country that has their own morals and views. I feel that this move tried to protect the way of thinking and that those magazines only opened the door for Canadians to becoming more Americanized. However, that being said, some part of it was because of the financial structure, and probably pressure placed by competitive Canadian magazines that had to deal with profit loss due to the American magazines entering the country.

The American culture, already having such a large influence on Canada by sheer virtue of it's geographical proximity, would have influenced it even further if the magazines sold in Canada was predominantly American content, instead of the ever so important Canadian content that would help preserve the national identity and perspective To what extent do you think the government of Canada was pressured to seek to protect its market because of the financial interests of the Canadian magazine industry?

Q.1: To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture?

In 1946 the newly formed International Whaling Commission enacted a global moratorium on commercial whaling (Robbins). The IWC was formed in hopes of protecting whales and making sure that whales were spared. Without enforcement of the rules and restrictions for any nations, the problem has not gone away. Without whales the ecosystem begins to falter, the whale being one of the vital producers, and consumers of the ocean. There are countries that refused to agree to the terms of the moratorium, regardless of the damage such actions would cause. The moratorium permits whaling for scientific research, and that is the mask current whaling countries hide behind (Zelko). They argue that they are not violating any restrictions, because Article 8 of the 1946 moratorium states that whaling for scientific research is not part of the agreement (McCurry). During the 1970’s people began to care about the whales that were being killed faster than they could reproduce (Robbins). In 1986 whaling was officially banned, some nations ignored the ban, and still do. In 1993, meat DNA tested at a fish market in Japan showed that whale meat was clearly being sold, but there were no consequences. The ban made by the IWC is not

Whaling has become a global environmental issue as vast numbers of whales are killed commercially and scientifically every year. Intense debate on the necessity of whaling has been stirred but failed to be resolved due to the lacking of pragmatic measures employed by the responsible parties. Whaling nations continue to defend their whaling right for cultural and research purposes. Yet, ethical and humanity issues are among the controversial disputes raised by concerned public. In February 2010, International Whaling Commission (IWC) proposed a plan of lifting whaling ban by limiting scientific whaling activities with the intention of reducing overall number of whales killed besides solving the current impasse between pro