Post by account_disabled on Mar 11, 2024 3:58:15 GMT -5
Most countries are doing something to take care of our ecosystems and the animals that live in them, however, it seems that Japan is not interested.
His position is reflected in his withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission and his resumption of whaling despite criticism and bans around the world. Three years ago he did it "in the name of research" and now he argues that hunting this species is part of their culture and it should continue.
Next month, Japan will officially France Mobile Number List withdraw from the Whaling Commission, a body in charge of whale conservation, which banned commercial whaling in 1986.
Its withdrawal will attract serious consequences, among them that the country will be able to freely hunt species currently protected by the IWC , such as mike whales.
Commercial whaling in Japan
After withdrawing, Japan will join Iceland and Norway, two countries that capture whales by tradition and culture, ignoring international agreements for the protection of these cetaceans.
A recent statement from Japan's government said the IWC was not sufficiently committed to one of its goals, sustainable commercial hunting, and accused the body of focusing only on conserving numbers.
Japan will officially be withdrawn from the Whaling Commission and will resume whaling despite criticism.
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About five ships will set sail from the town of Kushiro and for a month they will carry out separate operations on the high seas to catch whales, the source said.
Outside the Commission, Japan will no longer be able to practice scientific hunting in Antarctica; Now it will only have to do so in nearby waters and within its exclusive economic zone.
This fact has raised a lot of controversy, so much so that some environmental organizations say that the Asian nation never stopped capturing whales and its supposed hunting for research was actually covert commercial fishing, because the meat of the cetacean usually ends up in fishmongers.
For the most nationalist Japanese, whaling is an important tradition of the country, which dates back to the 12th century, while pro-environmental organizations consider it contrary to the defense of marine species, the oceans and the planet in general.
Whale's hunt
From the late 1940s to the mid-1960s, whales were the main source of food in Japan. In 1964, the Japanese country killed more than 24 thousand whales in one year.
Today Japan can afford to import meat from other countries, such as Australia and the United States, and whale meat consumption has plummeted in recent decades.
According to the Japanese newspaper Asahi, whale meat accounts for only 0.1% of all meat sold in Japan.
Whaling in Japan
Each year between 200 and 1,200 whales have been captured by that country, arguing that it is investigating population levels to see whether the whales are in danger or not, and therefore, whether the ban on commercial hunting can be removed.
Although Greenpeace urged the Japanese government to reconsider its decision, its director, Sam Annesley, this decision was approved.
His position is reflected in his withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission and his resumption of whaling despite criticism and bans around the world. Three years ago he did it "in the name of research" and now he argues that hunting this species is part of their culture and it should continue.
Next month, Japan will officially France Mobile Number List withdraw from the Whaling Commission, a body in charge of whale conservation, which banned commercial whaling in 1986.
Its withdrawal will attract serious consequences, among them that the country will be able to freely hunt species currently protected by the IWC , such as mike whales.
Commercial whaling in Japan
After withdrawing, Japan will join Iceland and Norway, two countries that capture whales by tradition and culture, ignoring international agreements for the protection of these cetaceans.
A recent statement from Japan's government said the IWC was not sufficiently committed to one of its goals, sustainable commercial hunting, and accused the body of focusing only on conserving numbers.
Japan will officially be withdrawn from the Whaling Commission and will resume whaling despite criticism.
Tweet this phrase.
About five ships will set sail from the town of Kushiro and for a month they will carry out separate operations on the high seas to catch whales, the source said.
Outside the Commission, Japan will no longer be able to practice scientific hunting in Antarctica; Now it will only have to do so in nearby waters and within its exclusive economic zone.
This fact has raised a lot of controversy, so much so that some environmental organizations say that the Asian nation never stopped capturing whales and its supposed hunting for research was actually covert commercial fishing, because the meat of the cetacean usually ends up in fishmongers.
For the most nationalist Japanese, whaling is an important tradition of the country, which dates back to the 12th century, while pro-environmental organizations consider it contrary to the defense of marine species, the oceans and the planet in general.
Whale's hunt
From the late 1940s to the mid-1960s, whales were the main source of food in Japan. In 1964, the Japanese country killed more than 24 thousand whales in one year.
Today Japan can afford to import meat from other countries, such as Australia and the United States, and whale meat consumption has plummeted in recent decades.
According to the Japanese newspaper Asahi, whale meat accounts for only 0.1% of all meat sold in Japan.
Whaling in Japan
Each year between 200 and 1,200 whales have been captured by that country, arguing that it is investigating population levels to see whether the whales are in danger or not, and therefore, whether the ban on commercial hunting can be removed.
Although Greenpeace urged the Japanese government to reconsider its decision, its director, Sam Annesley, this decision was approved.