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The actual answer depends on the increasing demand and pressure to end it. Commercial whaling was banned in the 1980s but countries still hunt whales for 'scientific research' however countries like Japan have exploited and have court cases which say that what they're doing is illegal. The biggest problem is the lack of enforcement to protect the whales. There is range of laws and regulations that should protect whales and prevent the amount of whales killed annually such as: Antarctic Treaty, Southern Ocean Whale sanctuary, Ban on Commercial Whaling, EU regulations on fishing and hunting in EU Oceans. These laws and treaties are only as effective as they are properly enforced.
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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.
Do people support whaling?
I don't...
Do people still go whaling?
Yes, the Japanese still do some whaling . . . it is one of their basic foods.
How can people care for the oceans when whaling?
they can't. caring for the oceans entails its creatures, and whales are part of them. whaling is awful and people should stop it.
What year did people start whaling?
People first started whaling around 3000 BC. It sure was a Long long time ago!
Why do people go against whaling so much?
People go against whaling so much because people ,like the Japanese, are killing the whales and that populations are starting to go down even more every time someone is whaling!
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.
Who are the people that do whaling?
ppl in china and japan
What do people trying to stop whaling hope to achieve?
Unless I'm terribly mistaken they want to stop whaling.
How do people work to stop whaling?
no 1 nos
What cities do whaling?
none. the united nations decided that whaling was getting out of hand, and they stopped it. though china is still whaling. watch the show "whale wars" it is all about how people are trying to stop it.
Whaling shold happen in Antarctica and why?
Whaling happens in Antarctica because people use them for margarine, soap, shoe polish and lipstick
