The Japanese "research" whaling that's been going on for years has been commercial in nature in all but name. Today Norway's yearly quota is 1278 Minke whales a year. (The population in Norwegian...
The Japanese "research" whaling that's been going on for years has been commercial in nature in all but name.
Today Norway's yearly quota is 1278 Minke whales a year. (The population in Norwegian waters is estimated to over 100.000 individuals.
In 2018 the 11 whaling vessels that operate in the country (and only have Japan as market outside of Nroway) caught 454 of the 1178 whales that were their quota.
It's surprising to me that the Japanese whaling efforts have garnered so much attention outside of it being for "research" rather than being open and honest about this being food.
I believe the 2017 quota for Japanese ships was like 800 minke whales, around 50 humpback whales and around 50 fin whales. Those quotas were slashed in 2018 to a total of under 400 (?) if memory serves.
Norwegian whaling hasn't got nearly the same global attention despite being bigger. Is the difference that this whaling is going on in European waters rather than far south near the antarctic? Anyone have outside perspectives on this?
The Japanese "research" whaling that's been going on for years has been commercial in nature in all but name.
Today Norway's yearly quota is 1278 Minke whales a year. (The population in Norwegian waters is estimated to over 100.000 individuals.
In 2018 the 11 whaling vessels that operate in the country (and only have Japan as market outside of Nroway) caught 454 of the 1178 whales that were their quota.
It's surprising to me that the Japanese whaling efforts have garnered so much attention outside of it being for "research" rather than being open and honest about this being food.
I believe the 2017 quota for Japanese ships was like 800 minke whales, around 50 humpback whales and around 50 fin whales. Those quotas were slashed in 2018 to a total of under 400 (?) if memory serves.
Norwegian whaling hasn't got nearly the same global attention despite being bigger. Is the difference that this whaling is going on in European waters rather than far south near the antarctic? Anyone have outside perspectives on this?