Japan resumes whale hunt

[Surya Gayatri]

Source: Deutsche Welle

In 2014, the International Court of Justice banned Japan from further whaling activities, questioning the scientific justification for the hunt. But as of April 10, 2015, four ships have left port, off to kill whales.

Harpoons ready

As of Friday (10.04.2015), four Japanese whaling ships are on the way into the Pacific. By the end of this May, they may have killed up to 51 minke whales. Officials argue that the hunt is necessary for research into the effects whales have on coastal fishing. Just one year ago, the International Court of Justice in The Hague banned Japan from continuing its whale hunt.



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Criminal slaughter of gentle giants and endangered species. This makes me sick.

[Telcontar]

1. Oh goody, Whale Wars is back

This time, bring some.damn guns. Really disable the propellers. I admire their dedication, but their methodology is weak. Thus far, bad publicity hasn't stopped the slaughter. I don't think it ever will.

[Surya Gayatri]

2. They're committed to non-violent means, but those

greedy Japanese commercial fishermen require harsher measures, I fear.

[ladjf]

3. I don't understand why the Japanese continue this

barbaric practice. nt

[Surya Gayatri]

5. Because they taste good, supposedly. Although, they

deceitfully claim it's for 'scientific' purposes.

[Big Blue Marble]

33. As they say follow the money.

You can be sure that some are getting rich by exploiting the whales.

[Nihil]

38. Because they are scum

(And yes, the "scum" refers only to that portion of "the Japanese" that are pro-whaling,
not to the entire nation before anyone starts alert whoring.)

[Smithryee]

4. Blow the ships up.

It's the only way the Japanese can understand that ICJ are serious about the cessation of the whale hunt

[Surya Gayatri]

6. Well, sadly, it seems that violence is the only thing they

understand. International condemnation hasn't moved them.

[hack89]

9. Piracy is also an international crime

your solution would simply give the Japanese a reason to provide military protection to the whalers.

[Tommy2Tone]

7. I'm thinking a submarine

as the latest addition to the Sea Shepard armada. Of course with torpedos.

[Surya Gayatri]

8. Bit radical, but hey...

[hack89]

10. It would be the end of the Sea Shepards.

Piracy and murder are serious crimes.

[Tommy2Tone]

13. It would be indeed..

If I was serious.

[hack89]

14. It is sometimes hard to tell in these threads

it is a subject that certainly inflames the passions.

I apologize for impugning that you were advocating murder.

[wordpix]

41. I'm with you but seriously, how about a boycott of Japanese goods?

If Hondas, Toyotas and Subarus weren't selling, it would make a statement the gov. of Japan would hear about from those execs.

[caa]

11. Japan resumes whale hunt

tell Japan they can start paying cost plus 25% for our military protection or we take troops and equipment out that we have been protecting them since Sept 1945 I' was station on okinawa from Nov 1959 to May 1961 we could use the money we save to care for our Veterans

[Surya Gayatri]

12. Now, that's an idea I can get on board with!

Welcome to DU, caa.

My brother served in Okinawa in the Navy. Thanks for your service.

[wordpix]

42. this is a great idea! Why are we protecting a nation protecting criminals/pirates?

[MBS]

15. absolutely sickening

Plus bizarre as well, since, in addition to its ecological and moral horror, it doesn't even make economic sense, either.
GRR.

[Surya Gayatri]

16. They just like how it tastes...

Epitaph for the last minky whale:

"Loved it with wasabi...."

[PearliePoo2]

29. Yum..whale, tuna and dolphin. It was GREAT while it lasted.

Japan consumes 80% of the coveted (for sushi) Bluefin Tuna. Which are being pushed to the edge of extinction.
Do the earth's oceans and its inhabitants belong to Japan to rape and pillage? Apparently so.

[dhill926]

17. fucking assholes....

[Cal33]

18. While there is much to be said for the above 17 posts, we must also bear in mind that Japan is

an old nation (some 3,000 years) with a size that is 11% smaller than California, and a population
that is 3.2 times larger. Japan is also very mountainous, leaving not much room for agriculture. For
more than a century the Japanese have had to import food, since they don't have the land to grow
enough to feed the entire population. The Japanese do depend heavily on the oceans to provide
animal protein. I've heard that the price of meat, for instance, is sky high. Most Japanese rarely
eat beef -- it simply costs too much.

By the way, if the world population keeps on growing, in time the people of our entire earth will be
dealing with the problems Japan is now facing. This will still take some time, of course.

[Surya Gayatri]

19. It is certainly true that, historically, Japan had to

rely on the bounty of the sea to augment her food supply.

That is no longer the case. This practice is barbaric and out-dated.

[Cal33]

20. Yes, they import much of their food. The cost of living is high in Japan.

[wordpix]

43. your excuses for Japan don't cut it, this nation is a pirate engaged in illegal murder

of intelligent creatures of the ocean.

[PeoViejo]

21. Japan's Population appears to be self-correcting

[Lionel Mandrake]

22. This is "scientific research"?

What bullshit.

[Surya Gayatri]

23. This has always been their disingenuous pretext.

[christx30]

24. So NOW can we see the ICC actually

do something against a member state? They can't protect the people that ISIL is murdering, but can they protect whales from Japan, considering Japan was told not to hunt anymore?

[Surya Gayatri]

25. Do they have any 'teeth'?

[christx30]

26. That's a very good question.

Anyone know what, if anything, ICC can do?

[Telcontar]

37. ICC wouldnt have jurisdiction, I think ICJ is correct venue

[Judi Lynn]

27. Clearly they don't intend to turn away from their monstrous slaughter of intelligent animals.

Why should they carry on as if the rest of the world has to deal with it?

There should be some intensely serious penalty connected to it. Those whales belong to the whole earth, not to Japan.

[PearliePoo2]

28. Not only whales, don't forget the horrific slaughter of dolphins at Taiji Cove.

Oh and there's also the unabated, continued spewing of radioactive poison into the Pacific Ocean 24/7 from their melted down nuke plants. ( 4 years and counting and no clue how to remedy)
Fucking Japan is really, really pissing me off.

[drynberg]

30. As a proponent of the non-violent method, perhaps a total BOYCOTT of all made in Japan

For starters, and maybe the US government will add to the Price of Slaughter if we push the "leaders"...That's where I'm at right now...others?

[Sunlei]

31. I wish we could warn the whales to flee the area. They can hear a long way underwater.

breaks my heart to know that some people are so brutal with their gathers, then the butchering and then eat them. The whales, dolphins, dogs and horses It is so wrong and evil.

[chernabog]

39. You forgot to include

cows, chickens, pigs and goats...all animals really

[glinda]

32. F'in idiots.

[truebrit71]

34. These guys obviously suck at "research" if they have to keep doing this...

... Fucking assholes....

[Little Tich]

35. I don’t really mind the whale hunt as long as long as they don’t hunt any endangered species

like right whales and blue whales. As long as they are only taking minke whales, there are no preservation issues, as there are literally hundreds of thousands of them.

There are of course the legal issues, but I’m less concerned with them. My concern is the preservation of endangered species, and sometimes there are no protection laws for some endangered species like great white sharks, and I’m very concerned about them being killed.

[PearliePoo2]

36. I hear your opinion and I respect it...

I totally disagree however. :

[chernabog]

40. That is some sick thinking

Minke whales have families too. How can you care about one creature and not another....very bizarre.