Japan kill whales dolphins for money. They sell it to the markets because Japanese people eat dolphins.
Whaling Season1985/86 - Japan - 1,194 USSR - 3,0281986/87 - Japan - 2,252 Norway - 379 Korea - 69 USSR - 3,0281987/88 - Japan - 577 Norway - 3731988/89 - Japan - 2411989/90 - Japan - 3301990/91 - Japan - 327 Norway - 51991/92 - Japan - 288 Norway - 11992/93 - Japan - 330 Norway - 951993/94 - Japan - 330 Norway - 2261994/95 - Japan - 351 Norway - 2801995/96 - Japan - 540 Norway - 2181996/97 - Japan - 517 Norway - 3881997/98 - Japan - 538 Norway - 5031998/99 - Japan -489 Norway - 6251999/00 - Japan - 539 Norway - 5912000/01 - Japan - 480 Norway - 4872001/02 - Japan - 540 Norway - 5522002/03 - Japan - 593 Norway - 6342003/04 - Japan - 594 Norway - 647 Iceland - 372004/05 - Japan - 601 Norway - 544 Iceland - 25Source: Secretariat & IWC Website.The numbers shown are known recorded kills of Orca whales. The number of whales actually taken (poached) could exceed the number that was recorded.Over 1,500 whales are hunted every year. Commercial whaling has been banned since 1986. But whaling continues under false pretenses now call "Scientific Research". This kills hundreds of whales every year. Even the fishing industry has caught nearly 1,000 whales in fishing nets.
toothed whales or/ and baleen whales
Minke Whales are commercially hunted each year. Estimated of 500 - 1,000 are killed annually. The countries that kills are Iceland, Norway and Japan.
Korean people do not hate and hunt whales. It is the japanese who kills whales for food. The chinese are reported to hunt whales on certain occasions.
Fishermen, sharks and all types of whales
The harpooner. I say the people who kill the whales are the people who dont care about its fragile nature
Humpbacks, Fin whales, Bryde's whales and Gray whales, some of which are endangered species
Hunting Whales in Japan - 1916 was released on: USA: 14 September 1916
Humans. After whales have already died there are several scavengers that will feed on the carcass, but humans are about the only animal that hunts, kills and eats whales.
Japan had a history of taking large numbers of whales. They continue to hunt whales, 400 to 600 per year, claiming it is for research.
japan is killing the whales for a research program Most countries say it is illegal and are trying to stop it.
In 1950 the whales were beginning to become extinct so a Whale Hunting Ban was placed in 1986 that effected all countries. However, Japan still kills whales for research purposes, so technically the whaling industry hasn't ended just yet.