Japan to commence whaling mission

BBC ^ | Saturday, 17 November 2007, 13:18 GMT | BBC

[cardinal4]

Japan has confirmed that it will carry out its largest whaling programme in the South Pacific. The mission, expected to draw strong protests from environmentalists, will depart on Sunday and breaks a 44-year moratorium on hunting humpback whales.

Japan's fisheries ministry said the fleet had instructions to kill up to 1,000 whales, including 50 humpbacks.

[cardinal4]

I dont like this at all. Whaling is bad enough without going into someone else's backyard to do it..

[cardinal4]

Ping to Down Under

[Lokibob]

“Save the whales”, collect the whole set.

....Bob

[attiladhun2]

Hey, whale meat is delicious, and there is an overpopulation of some species, such as pilot whales. I see nothing wrong is harvesting a few of these critters.

[Thrownatbirth]

the fleet had instructions to kill up to 1,000 whales, including 50 humpbacks.

Japanese fleets have been instructed to do worse.

[Gay State Conservative]

Let’s hope that about 150 Grrenpeace rowboats are sunk by the wake of the Japanese vessels (or by typhoons/cyclones) and that the Japanese don’t do a *blessed thing* to help any of them.

[shaggy eel]

,,, after a 44 year run of presumably no whaling, why not take a few heads? The Japs don’t eat sheep meat - they think it stinks. Whale meat has been part of their diets for centuries. We should stop killing cattle if they ask us to and everyone will be happy. It’s amazing that people of a powerful economy should be made to feel guilty about this, just as we should all supposedly feel guilty about running our cars. If it’s a limited number of whales every two to three years after such a long time and it’s all monitored and quantifeid, then I don’t see it as a major problem as long as they’re quick kills.