I know whales arnt real fish but I bet some fish keepers must be pleased whale could be back on the menue. If hunting whales was banned all together without any other predators they would multiply at an alarming rate ,empting the sea of fish and krill quicker than a fleet of Spanish trawlers. As they have done before, they would evolve, grow legs and come ashore ! probably targeting Japan or Linconshire .All of our food not just the do gooders would be eaten and squashed (probably how the dinosaures died out).I think they have taken a bit to much space up already.If the reaf busting blubber masses were inteligent how come they havent started fighting back , Orc did in the hollywood film ! or are they quietly already doing so swimming north and breathing on the ice cap!
Saving Whales !! Japan gains key whaling victory
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Pro-whaling nations have won their first vote towards the resumption of commercial whaling for 20 years.
The International Whaling Commission meeting backed a resolution calling for the eventual return of commercial whaling by a majority of just one vote.
Japan said the outcome was "historic", but it does not mean a lifting of the 1986 ban - that would need support from three-quarters of the commission.
Anti-whaling countries say they will challenge the decision.
Conservation groups have expressed dismay, with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) saying anti-whaling nations needed to work harder to prevent the ban eventually being overturned.
Japan and other pro-whaling nations want to move the International Whaling Commission (IWC) away from conservation and towards managing whale numbers.
The resolution declared: "The moratorium, which was clearly intended as a temporary measure, is no longer necessary."
It was tabled by six Caribbean nations, including St Kitts and Nevis, where the annual IWC meeting is being held.
The resolution was approved by a vote of 33 to 32, with one member - China - abstaining.
Although the ban aimed at protecting the endangered species is still in place, there is no doubt commercial hunting is a step closer, the BBC's Richard Black in St Kitts says.
and lots more info on this here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5093350.stm
The International Whaling Commission meeting backed a resolution calling for the eventual return of commercial whaling by a majority of just one vote.
Japan said the outcome was "historic", but it does not mean a lifting of the 1986 ban - that would need support from three-quarters of the commission.
Anti-whaling countries say they will challenge the decision.
Conservation groups have expressed dismay, with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) saying anti-whaling nations needed to work harder to prevent the ban eventually being overturned.
Japan and other pro-whaling nations want to move the International Whaling Commission (IWC) away from conservation and towards managing whale numbers.
The resolution declared: "The moratorium, which was clearly intended as a temporary measure, is no longer necessary."
It was tabled by six Caribbean nations, including St Kitts and Nevis, where the annual IWC meeting is being held.
The resolution was approved by a vote of 33 to 32, with one member - China - abstaining.
Although the ban aimed at protecting the endangered species is still in place, there is no doubt commercial hunting is a step closer, the BBC's Richard Black in St Kitts says.
and lots more info on this here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5093350.stm
I was listening to this on BBC radio while driving yesterday; the pro side argues that other countries hunt various animals but I disagree with that argument considering the Whale population and deer population.
yea. i mean to the extent japan hunts them... WOW. i mean they were putting whale meat in pet food... these creatures went from ubundant to threatened in a short place of time. i mean the ban was 20 years ago, how long before that were they fishing for whale to an extent that it was unsustainable