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Killing whales is illegal.
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Is whaling illegal in the whole world?
No.
How long has whaling been illegal?
Too long!
Why should whaling be made illegal?
whales are endangered
Why people go whaling if its illegal?
While whaling was banned by the International Whaling Commission in 1986, it is legal to kill whales for scientific purposes in some countries, such as Japan.
How has peoples view on whaling changed?
Whaling almost killed out the entire species so now whales are endangered so whaling is illegal and those who do it are poaching. I wouldn't suggest doing it.
Is it illegal to go whaling?
It should be. In some places it is and some it isn't.
What is the Institute of Cetacean Research?
They run the illegal whaling going on in the south Pacific.
Is whaling common?
Until the late 20th Century it was but due to the 1986 Commercial Whaling ban, only a few countries are still Whaling, which makes what their activities illegal despite claiming that they are doing it for cultural or scientific purposes, which is in general aloud as a loophole in the commercial whaling ban.
Should whale slaughter be illegal in all countries?
While whaling for certain industries is bad. i.e. ones that don't use all parts of the whale. are horrible there are parts of the world that still depend on whaling for food and supplies. Making whaling illegal would cause huge damage to their culture and their ability to maintain themselves.
Does blubber taste good?
I have no clue, but did you know that whales, manatees, etc. are covered in blubber that help them survive?:) ^^^But whaling is illegal.
Why is dolphin slaughter not illegal?
Even though dolphins are whales, the International Whaling Commission classifies them as a small cetacean, so the same laws that govern whaling do not apply to dolphins. There are, however, numerous groups that continue to fight this.
How come people did not end whaling?
This is quite a complicated and mixed answer. Whaling is still happening but not to the extent as it used to be going back a generation ago. Commercial whaling was banned in 1986 when the IWC (International Whaling Commission) said that Commercial Whaling is banned due to the reduction of population of numerous whale species. However, mainly Japan, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands still kill whales. How they are aloud is that they say that what they are doing is for either cultural or scientific purposes. This is a loophole in the IWC Commercial Whaling ban as it means scientific research is allowed. There are people who want to end but the most famous group of people who are anti-whaling group is called Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Since 2002, they have gone to Antarctica to confront the Japanese whalers to reinforce the UN law that instates that what Japan is doing is illegal. However, the Japanese whalers have ignored this, and it wasn't until March 31st, 2014 where the IWC indicated what Sea Shepherd is doing by saying what Japan has done is illegal commercial whaling as it doesn't meet the scientific research standards. There are people who wants Whaling to end, but it the UN's responsibility to reinforce the Commercial Whaling law, but as they aren't it is still allowed to occur despite it being illegal.
