Survival of the fittest
What is the point of not letting the Japanese hunt whales? Japan is the world's largest consumer of whale meat (Shimbuu 1). As you might already be able to tell, I am not a big whale activist. If these whales were an endangered species, I would feel they had a right to be protected. These whales which are being hunted are not endangered, though, and I feel they are fair game. This paper will cover many topics that support Japanese whaling, such as their economy, culture, and history as well as the health issue of whaling. Also, it will touch upon the International Whaling Commission and the struggle between the United States and Japan. A goal of this paper is to open your mind to the Japanese stance on the issue of whaling and gain a better understanding of how this moratorium is affecting them. In 1982, the International Whaling Commission adopted the whaling moratorium, which ended all commercial whaling (Abe 1). The Japanese persisted to hunt whales until about 1988. That is when they started hunting whales for "research" purposes due to a loophole in the I.W.C. document that allowed limited whaling of this type (Elder 52). The research programs were funded in a process where they would catch
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Approximate Word count = 1534
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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