Whaling

There are several types of harpoons used in whaling, including the traditional hand-held harpoon, which is thrown by a whaler, and the more modern explosive harpoon, which is fired from a specialized gun. The explosive harpoon contains a small charge that detonates upon impact, ensuring a quicker kill. Additionally, there are also mechanical harpoons designed for use with boats, which can be more effective in larger-scale whaling operations. Each type is designed to increase efficiency and reduce the suffering of the whale.

Because he bit Capitain Ahab's leg off.

It wasn't a right whale. It was a giant white whale that bit his leg off on a previous voyage. The book is based on a partly true story that happened off the cape in the late 1800's. The name of the book is Moby Dick. It is really a good read.

The blue whale is not the only kind of whale that is being hunted to the brink of extinction. The right whale, the bow head whale and the gray whale are also endangered in that regard. Then again, products made from any kind of whale should be banned from production.

There is some strict laws and charters when it comes to whaling.

In 1946, the International Whaling Convention (IWC) was established to oversee the management of the whaling industry worldwide. It was established in response to the rapid decline in the population of whales from whaling. In 1986, the IWC instituted an indefinite ban on commercial whale. This ban is still in effect, with certain exceptions. Countries such as Japan and Norway have not honored the ban. Whaling is only allowed if it is for 'scientific research' and countries like Norway, Iceland and Japan ignores this law and use to 'scientific research' loophole to illegally kill whales.

On March 31st 2014, the International Court of Justice vindicated what the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has done since 2003. The court ruling stated that Japan's 'sicentif' research doesn't meet to regulations. However, eventhough this states what Japan has done since 1986 has been illegal, no sancations have been done and Japan is planning to ignores this verdict by commencing Whaling in the Pacific in 2014 and plans to go back to Antarctica in their 2015/16 Whaling Season.

This is only a ouline of the laws and charters. The full laws about whaling is very complex and has numerouse of charters that to normal people doesn't maek sense and is very dragging but it adds up to the current ban on commercial whaling. Some charter examples are like Whale population, where it is happening and the effects of awhaling season has.

The major countries which still permit legalized commercial whaling are Japan, Norway and Iceland. They each give their own reasons, including "benefit of science", etc.

Their is no whaling season because people can whale whenever they want. Their is a religion where they have to whale to survive so they can whale whenever.

Lots of different types of whales are hunted, including:

Right Whale: It was considered the perfect whale to hunt because it had lots of blubber for oil lamps - hence the name 'right' whale.

Blue Whale: Considered too dangerous to hunt mostly, but some of the more risk-taking hunters went after this whale because, being bigger, it provided more blubber, meat and bone.

These are the whales that have been hunted. If you are looking for present-day targets:

Common Minke Whale: Too small to be considered dangerous, and the numbers are too big for people to notice any missing.

Long-Finned Pilot Whale: Hunted mostly for the meat, and also small.

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The crew on the whaling ship had all the oil they needed for their lamps, while the oil was scarce on a merchant ship.

Whaling has been an activity for thousands of years, archealogical discoveries in South Korea suggest evidence of whaling occuring as early as 6000 BC. Commercial whaling is widely though to have begun in the late 1800s and early 1900s with the invention of various whaling devices such as the flexible harpoon and steam winches.

Only about 20 Whaling vessels are still used today (Not including small fisherman boats which is used like in Faroe Islands. Nearly half is Japanese Whaling ships.

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If you are talking about the city that now is the home to the B.T. Barnum Museum, then Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Because, many whales are endangered and can become extinct is whaling is allowed. Also, Humans waste most of the whales, we just use there blubber as oil for lanterns. (Which we obviously don't use anymore!)

That depends. If you're from Japan or Norway apparently nothing...

It isn't.

Whaling in Japan exists purely for selfish reasons, such as luxury whale meat in top restaurants.

Whaling is illegal by international law. So Japan are breaking the law.

Iceland is also a whaling country. When Iceland made an application to join the European Union, they were rejected, purely because they allow whaling and Europe doesn't want to be associated with such illegal activity.

Dozens of species of whales are on the brink of extinction because of whalers. There are many organisations trying to protect whales from Japanese whalers, such as Sea Shepherd and Greenpeace - who often attack Japanese whaling ships with smoke bombs, paint grenades and water cannons.

The government of Chile even threatened to sink the Japanese whaling ships if they came near Chilean waters.

The conflict is between the Japanese government and a anti whaling movement called sea shepherd. Sea shepherd claim what Japan is doing is illegal. This is for 2 reasons, first Japan kill whales for commercial purpose and making it illegal, as well as whales are killed in the Antarctica whale sanctuary which means it is illegal for whales to be killed in the sanctuary.

However, Japan claims that they are doing it for scientific research on things like dietary, migration and behaviour.

What Japan is doing is technically illegal but why countries don't get involve is that the laws are not enforced and Japan continues to break the law without any political opposition from other nations.

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The usual way the Japanese to kill a whale at sea is they wait for a whale to come up for air (Whales are mammals, so they can't breath underwater), then they harpoon it.

The harpoon can sometimes have grenades inside the tips, so that it will explode inside the whale's body. The whale is then pulled close to the boat and shot several times with a rifle. The whale is then pulled up onto the boat, and cut into peices. Sometimes it is butchered alive. :(

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Many companies and people benefit from whale hunting. Restaurants, markets, the hunters all benefit from the hunting of whales.

They shouldn't. The human race gains absolutely no benefit from killing whales.

Whales are killed for their bones, which is used to carve wares, and for their flesh, used in (mostly) Asian dishes.

Many whales are protected species, so killing them is a violation of the law. Unfortunately this does not stop people hunting them. The largest culprit of whaling is Japan. International pressure is forcing whaling countries to stop or gradually stop whaling practices. Recently, Iceland was rejected membership to the European Union purely because of its whaling operations. Europe does not want to be associated with such inhuman acts.

Some countries, such as Chile, actually have a portion of their navy patrolling the oceans which are habitats to protected whales, they are given permission to apprehend or engage any ship that attacks a whale.

Whale hunting is highly illegal.

What was the famous English document of 1215 in which noblemen recapitulated their demand for rights

Many people believe that JAPAN hunts the most whales.