- MobyDickisastrangelydestructivewhale,whoseemstotakedelightincapsizinganddestroyingthelifeofwhalingvessels.Thedetailsarestillbeingdebated,butthedealwouldinvolveayearlyquotaofwhalecatchesandwouldrequirewhalingvesselstohaveinternationalobserversonboard....
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- Thecullispermissible,Japansays,becauseitamountsto"scientific"ratherthancommercialwhaling.Itwouldreversetheemergingglobalconsensusforwhaleconservationandinexplicablylegitimizecommercialwhaling.ThehuntispermittedbytheIWC*,butopponentssayJapan'sresea...
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- Commercialwhalingwasbannedworldwide22yearsago.Inanotherseries,activistsgoupagainstwhalingships.Inthoseecosystemsheavilyimpactedbywhaling,thepopulationsofsmallerspeciesincreased.Japanconsiderswhalingtobeaculturaltraditionwhichitsaysitonlyundertakesfor...
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- awhalingshipequippedtoprocesswhaleproductsatsea.Thereareseveralscientificexpeditionpersonnelonthewhalingship"BaiDefu".ThePequodwasafairlysmallwhalingshipthewassailingthenextday.InJanuaryavesselbelongingtotheseaShepherdConservationSociety,agroupthat...
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