Whaling Exemption Essay

“ 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.”

I believe that the Makah Indians should be granted the wavier to continue to hunt whales. Particularly, since the U.S Government signed the Neah Bay Treaty in 1855 with the Makah people, stating that it was OK for the Makah Indians to continue to hunt for fish, seals, whales, in exchange for 500 acre of their ancestral land. I feel it is only fair for the U.S government to keep their word and continue to let them hunt. In addition, the Gray Whale population has risen tremendously since 1926 and hunting 5 whales per year will not cause anymore damage. It is also very apparent that the Makah people care about the whales and don't view them as just an animal to kill because they volunteered to momentarily end their whale hunting in order to save the species when the whale species nearly went extinct. In conclusion, no part of the whale is wasted, the Makah people find uses for all parts of the whale.

The parties involved in this matter are the members of the tribe, both for and against the decision, the whales, the environmentalists, the courts that will settle the lawsuits and future generations that might be affected by any decision in regards to the impact on the whales sustainability. The decision at stake here is whether it is moral to revoke the ban and recent tradition,

Fast forward to 1995 when the Makah culture wanted to resume the traditional whale hunting. After some intense legal battles with the government they were allowed too. In 1999 after some extremely fierce protesting they finally managed to get a whale.

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

I found many interesting topics while scrolling the through “The Debate Room.” These are a few that particularly interested me. First, I found an article about whaling Titles “Did We Save the Whales?” It stated that while whaling itself is dying out, the threats to whales and other marine creatures is still very real.

Whaling has been a honored tradition all around the world for thousands of years, from Australia to Canada, most coastal countries have had a whale trade at some point in their past. In a few countries; Norway, Iceland, and Japan, whaling is still a tradition that a percentage of the population goes out every season to hunt whales, for research or for resources. These communities not only continue whaling for its cultural importance and historic significance, but also because they believe that there is nothing environmentally or morally erroneous about it. The pro-whaling community states that whales are not endangered and even if they become endangered, restrictions can be placed on whaling to allow the population time to repopulate, so that they may be healthy enough to be hunted once again.

[Note to student reviewer: This paper answers the assignment’s six “Questions for Discussion”, but not in a one-for-one order. A synthesis of the questions and an examination of the concerns over protecting local cultures from the impacts of globalization, as they pertain to whale hunting, are presented. To assist the reviewer, question numbers have been included in brackets, denoting which section answers a specific assignment question.]

Yes, we get it. Many believe that whaling should be forced against the law, but many don't realize what’s really going on in our morbid world. Did you know that for the year of 2012, just averaging in the US, a total of 32.95 million cattle were commercially slaughtered? Meaning, 90,027 cattle, steers, and heifers were killed every single day. With our fast growing population, and in the past 4 years, these numbers are most soon to be doubled. What’s so different for whaling? What if you were banned from eating steak, fish, or even chicken? Many cultures such as the Inuit tribe, the Japanese, Norwegians, and with the Faroe Islands, contain whaling in their diets and traditions. Whale meat is the Faroe Island culture’s main diet; when air-dried,

Every year about 1,500 whales are killed between Japan, Norway, and Iceland: they kill them for the whale oil and the whale meat to eat. These countries need to stop killing all of these whales every year. Whales can be very important to the ocean. Many of these countries kill whales for the material. People should not be able to kill whales. It is good for tourists to go watch them swim. Also whales can be helpful to the environment in a couple of ways.

Commercial whaling is a serious world issue that has always been difficult for those who are in support and those who are against it. Each group defends their side with convincing arguments. Morally, whaling is wrong, but do the reasons for whaling outweigh the reasons to cease the primitive hunts? By studying the effects of whaling,realizing how culture has changed over time, and taking note of the money that would be saved, it can clearly be seen that there is no longer a current need for whaling to continue. Efforts have been made to try to stop whaling, but with no help from any authoritative figure,nothing has been done to regulate the whaling. The famous sea shepherd, known for its strikes against whaling, can even be seen on

In my opinion, every species, including humans, is a part of the food chain. Whether or not humans are at the top of the food chain isn’t what is important when it comes to the relationship between us and whales. We have the technology and intelligence to kill whales and use them at important resources, including food, wax (for candles and cosmetics), and pharmaceuticals. We should be taking every advantage we get to further develop our knowledge of whale oil, meat, and cartilage. I believe that we should use every opportunity to better our lives, but that does not include kill whales recreationally. There is no excuse for that, just like there is no excuse for kills of dogs, zebras, or pandas. Unless it is for survival, no one should be killing an animal for “fun.” That saying, there is a point when we will have to stop commercial whaling. The whale population has been an interesting trend to research. Whale population has been very high and very low in the past couple centuries. My opinion is that we should have a set number of whales that we can take out of the ocean each year. If that number starts to cause a decline in the population, it should be set lower. If the population becomes endangered, I believe that whaling should stop immediately. I could imagine having to describe to the next generation what a whale looks like because there aren’t any to show

Nobody in Japan eats whale. Japan consumes six percent of the world’s fish harvest, consider whales as fish, but still don’t eat whale meat. Secondly, to get whale meat, you need to kill the whale. To kill whales, you go whaling. However, the demand for whale meat isn’t very common in Japan. “The Japan Times reports that whale meat selling in markets and restaurants aren't helping with whaling. The only way that whaling is ongoing is because of subsidies given by the government” (Hinckley). The demand for whale meat is not common so there is no use in whaling. The only thing that supports whaling is the government. The last reason is that whale meat was actually needed before but know whale meat isn’t needed because of other animals being used as food. “When food was limited, whale meat was used as a good source of protein. Because of this, whaling was needed to obtain whale meat to feed people. Officials say that the low demand of whale meat has caused whaling to be unnecessary” (Hata). Whaling is unnecessary because whale meat is no longer needed or wanted. Killing whales for meat won’t help with the economy without people buying it. On the other hand,

To provide an overview of the whaling dispute, definition of whaling activities and moratorium will be explained in details, complementary with the overall history of whaling activities in various nations.

Countries such as Norway, Iceland and Japan declared an objection to the moratorium (1982). By declaring an objection to the moratorium the countries are allowed to practice commercial whaling under their own regulation, while abiding to the rules of the International Convention established by the IWC (IWC). However, in the midst of the objection, Greenpeace activists came across one of the first provable cases of corruption that highlighted Japan as a suspect. In 2010 two of Greenpeace’s activists known as “The Tokyo Two” exposed Japan’s “scientific” whaling program by uncovering a whale-meat scandal.