Before 1800 whaling was common Blubber Bone Meat America Norway Japan Iceland Background 19041987 1339232 whales were killed in Antarctic waters Blue whale hunting was banned in 1964 ID: 566762
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WhalingSlide2
Before 1800, whaling was common.
BlubberBoneMeatAmerica, Norway, Japan, IcelandBackgroundSlide3
1904-1987, 1,339,232 whales were killed in Antarctic waters.
Blue whale hunting was banned in 1964. Blue whale numbers have dropped from 220,000 to 3000.20th CenturySlide4
Loophole used by Japan and Norway to legally hunt whales.
No data ever published.Whale meat delicacy in Japan.International Whaling Commission refuses to acknowledge Japan’s new whaling schemes as scientific. ‘Scientific Research’Slide5
Trackers.DNA samples from blubber.
Microphones.Scientific ResearchSlide6
Run petitions to ban whaling.
Stage protests.Expose facts of whaling industry.GreenpeaceSlide7
Feels Greenpeace and International Whaling Commission have failed.
Eco-terrorists?Heroes?Disable ships.Shine lasers in whaler’s eyes.Destroy fishing nets.Board ships.Sea ShepherdSlide8
Sea ShepherdSlide9
Tension.Whaling is the biggest issue between Japan and Australia.
Very little has happened.Sandy Hollway has been named Australia’s envoy for whaling.Australia