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Re: Watson threatens to ram Jap whalers.
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Originally Posted by noahath
This issue with Japanese "scientific" whaling is a major issue in Australia, as whale watching is a billion-dollar tourist industry. It has become much more of an issue this year as for the first time Japan has announced that they will target Humpback whales, which are the whales that predominantly breed and migrate in Australia's waters. This is why the new govt has announced they will use the navy to monitor Japanese fleets, and are now exerting enormous pressure on Japan to cease.
I'm just as disappointed in the rest of the world as I am Japan, as we allow Japan to get away with this ridiculous "scientific" approach, when everyone knows that science has nothing to do with why their fleet is out hunting whales. It's all about the high price whale meat fetches in Japanese restaurants. Come on people, let's exert some serious bloody pressure on this country and get them to stop this action!!
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I think international pressure is fine. I do not advocate ramming them, though. I don't advocate any action that has the potential to harm a sailor. A long time ago, I used to contribute to Greenpeace. I abruptly stopped when they turned into eco-terrorists.
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