Should commercial whaling be banned???

Question

Please could you help me by giving reasons for your answers.

Answer 1

yes - they r endangered already - even without our help

Peace out :)

Answer 2

I really do not know very much about all the whales, but I do know that they banned catching the whales that were hunted for ambergris which was used as a fixitive in perfumes ~~~ and I believe the ones that provided oil for whale oil lamps and whale oil soap were also put on the conservationists list of protected species

The main reason for banning whaling is that most of the whale is not used for any purpose at all. Hunting them was therefore deemed unjustifiable.

I hope this will prove useful to you

Pece & Love

Answer 3

This day and age there is absolutely no reason for whales to slaughtered as they are even though there is already a ban in place. As for livelihoods depending on the processing of whale products this is both untrue and an outdated concept.

No the total ban should be enforced to stop these mindless killings of these wonderful creatures of the deep.

Answer 4

Yes. Whales have larger brains than people. The blue whale has the largest brain of any animal on the planet. Remember, dinosaurs were huge, but had very small brains: even the brightest weren't much compared with a golden retriever. Whales however are on a completely different order of magnitude. Likewise, they are longlived. Bowhead whales may live as long as 200 years, and a 90 year old female was reportedly still reproducing. This leads to the possibility that whales may possess an order of intelligence that might grant them legal rights beyond what might be given to lower animals. The same may also apply to dolphins and elephants, which, like whales, possess larger brains than humans, and exhibit elements of language, memory, and culture.

Answer 5

Absolutely. I think the main reasons for whaling were for the manufacture of soap (using whale fat), perfumes (using whale oils) and whalemeat.

We have long since found alternatives in the soap and perfume industry and people can eat something other than whalemeat.

These creatures are huge, majestic awe-inspiring sea creatures. If you have seen one up close like I have you will know what I am talking about. We have hunted most creatures into extinction or to the point where they can only be seen in zoos or aquariums. Let's not do this to whales too

Answer 6

(no longer my very own perspectives yet...) there are a number of arguments for lifting he moratorium on whaling. a million. What makes whales to any extent further particular than different species, culturally human beings have anthropomorphized (supply them human features) whales in the process the marketization of whales via SeaWorld and unfastened Willie; besides the undeniable fact that, there are no actual quantitative motives for the determination of whales. 2. Norway and Japan whale purely specific sorts of whales, no longer those we predict of of as quickly as we predict of of whales. extensively speaking Mink and Baleen whales. 3. those countries, alongside with interior of sight tribes, have been whaling for hundreds of years. The IWC haven't any staggering to create moratiriums that shrink a countries cultural sustenance. The equivalent could be a ban on reducing the Amazon, a ban on polluting the international, a ban on meat intake (between the biggest polluting industries) So there are a lot of arguments which would be utilized for the help of whaling. The U.S. has been had a large type of beef with countries that whale simply by fact the U.S. enables the Makkau (sp?) Indians to whale as quickly as a 12 months. Tightly regulated commercial whaling is obtainable interior of america. stable good fortune, (back, those are no longer my very own perspectives)

Answer 7

Commercial whaling is done for nothing more than profit. So to right it should be banned...
We as a race, have far to much to learn form these creatures.

Why for the love of god wipe them out for the sake of a
few quid.

Answer 8

Absolutely. They should be banned for one reason: Extinction.
What does Extinct means? Permanant.

Many species, serving a useful purpose on Earth are indiscriminately hunted and killed by humans.

Killing any living thing for pleasure is wrong. Whales were hunted down for their oil in early days. Oil, that was used to lubricate sewing needles, oil that was used to give light. We have over done it. Give it a chance to recouperate.

Leave it alone for the next 50 years, at least.

Answer 9

Yes, absolutely. Enforce it with whatever it takes. Now there's a job we could police the world and would be right in doing so.
Whales are extremely intelligent, probably more so than humans.
Think about this: They can communicate across thousands of miles of ocean with just sounds they make. No wires, no cell phone towers, just their voices. And how about this: (this applies to more than just whales) Does anybody know of another species that knowingly destroys its own home?

Answer 10

No I dont think it should be banned, only limited. I think it can be quite beneficial for scientific research, and there are thousands of livelihoods that depend on whaling whether they are on the boat or in the factories processing the meats. You can take a lot of other parts from the whale too, not just the meat, which you can then sell on and earn a living from. Fats, blubber and the bones especially. I agree that it is an awful practice, but its been happening for centuries and shouldnt be stopped just because a group of people want to save the pretty whales. Its the "aww!" factor I think thats making a lot of people opposed to it. I agree fully that the whales are magnificent creatures and I certainly wouldnt like to see the extinction of them, and I agree with what someone said before about giving 25 years or so for the population to recover, then sporadically going on hunting trips bringing back the whales. But I think that whaling helps an awful lot of people, and its traditional in many parts of the world, and since we're always complaining about how traditions should be kept alive, why not this one?

Answer 11

Yes, definitely.

Whales are noble and beautiful creatures, who are on the brink of extinction with lots of help from us. Although they are one of the largest mammals on Earth they eat krill and plankton which are much smaller to the thing that we usually eat. They don't go rampaging around and killing we humans in the water. We don't gain anything from hunting them - we can easily get it from other animals (but I suppose it wouldn't be fair to the other animals too...). Products from whales are perfumes and expensive soap, which we don't need to survive. Some are hunted for the sake of scientific research, and to me that should be the only reason for killing even one.

One fourth of the world's mammal population is endangered, and in it there is the humpback whale, among with several other species of whales.