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Nioka you have brought up a good point here. The whales are eating the food of fish which will see fish stocks decline if whales continue to breed unhindered. Expect more whales to hunted if fish decline.
Remember that whales feed on krill which is itself a LIVING shrimp.
Save the shrimp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In early sailing boat days the whales were only harvested for their blubber and at the same time cattle in Australia wre mainly produced for their fat. In the post war whaling nothing was wasted. There was the oil,used in margarine. That oil was not just from the blubber but from the whole whale. Meat was also packed for export. The rest was turned into high quality stock food, even the "soup'" was concentrated into a top quality stock food. The only waste was the balleen which had been used in early days as a stiffener in ladies corsets.
Remember that whales feed on krill which is itself a LIVING shrimp.
Save the shrimp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I must say I'm quite surprised nobody has picked up on the fact he's not even australian. It cracks me up that paul watson constantly refers to kevin rudd to intervene. He also likes to spout off about australian law. In fact, barely anyone on the crew are australian.
Aside from that, I think he's borderline insane and will put anyone in harms way except for himself.
I must say I'm quite surprised nobody has picked up on the fact he's not even australian. It cracks me up that paul watson constantly refers to kevin rudd to intervene. He also likes to spout off about australian law. In fact, barely anyone on the crew are australian.....
.....If the Japanese won't take action in a graceful manner then perhaps trade sanctions would do the job? Worth considering boycotting anything Japanese to make the point - it's a very export driven economy and that would quickly bring them to their knees. It needs to be a global boycott, not just lcoal, for it to work however....
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He's asking for Australian assistance because the Japanese whalers are whaling in Australian territorial waters, in violation of international law.I must say I'm quite surprised nobody has picked up on the fact he's not even australian. It cracks me up that paul watson constantly refers to kevin rudd to intervene. He also likes to spout off about australian law. In fact, barely anyone on the crew are australian.
Why? They're not doing anything wrong - legitimate fishing in Australian waters.the Sea Shepherd playboys should divert their attention to the big game fishermen operating out of Cairns.
Nioka you have brought up a good point here. The whales are eating the food of fish which will see fish stocks decline if whales continue to breed unhindered. Expect more whales to hunted if fish decline.
That's flawed logic. There has been a natural balance for millions of years
Wow great to see such a diverse range of opinions, Its interesting that the media protrays the anti-whaling agenda so strongly when in fact it may not be as well supported I thought it was....
I myself hate the thought of whales being slaughtered....but i respect that its just a judgement and there are others out there that think Im hypocritical as I digest my Fillet-Mignon....
Carl Barron the comedian put it well in his DVD......
"How do you think thiose tuna feel?.....ibet there not to happy its dolphin free?.......in fact i bet they want the f........... whole lot to be dolphin......."
Its true we as humans are so judgmental about food choices........
Theres logic in conservation of species and in protecting ecologies, but to cast judgements that one non-endangered animal is more worthy of living then others is crazy when you stop and think about it..........the true argument should be about the way they are killed and the ecology / species conservation if necesary.......not a judgement of what one race should eat.....as compared to another
Interesting debate, and possibly one that should be had on a much bigger stage then ASF
He's asking for Australian assistance because the Japanese whalers are whaling in Australian territorial waters, in violation of international law.
In 1994, Australia attempted to stop some of the Japanese whaling program by enforcing a 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around the Australian Antarctic Territory. However, antarctic territories are not generally recognized internationally. In particular, the Antarctic Treaty, to which Australia is a signatory, specifically states that all claims to antarctic territories remain unresolved while the treaty is in force. (The treaty was originally devised to prevent conflict between the USSR and USA during the cold war.) Legal advice obtained by the Australian government indicated that attempts to stop Japanese whaling in the Australian Antarctic Territory by resorting to international courts may, in fact, have led to Australia losing its claim to that territory.
Australia claims sovereignty over these waters. A claim not recognised by most other countries, including Japan.
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Whale-hunting#Fishing
That's flawed logic. There has been a natural balance for millions of years
You will find Snake Pliskin has many abstract views.That's flawed logic. There has been a natural balance for millions of years
Why? They're not doing anything wrong - legitimate fishing in Australian waters.
Intersting quote, however it raises some big questions:Australia claims sovereignty over these waters. A claim not recognised by most other countries, including Japan.
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Whale-hunting#Fishing
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