what are the actual scientific results of Japanese whaling fleet?

Question

besides "scientific" experimental cuisine, of course.

should not the traditional whaling include the wooden barges, sails, and man-thrown harpoons instead of floating can factory?

Answer 1

http://www.icrwhale.org/JARPAReview2.htm
http://www.icrwhale.org/Pamphlets.htm
http://www.icrwhale.org/JARPAIIResearchPlan.htm

Answer 2

Japan is wisely using a loophole, and we all know it. It's no secret. If this is the only way some countries can allow Japan to whale, then so be it. It's too bad that the IWC or whatever they're called can't just simply allow Japan to whale for food without having to say it's for research purposes.

Anyway, there's a vested interest to keep whales alive in Japan for the industry to continue, and personally I trust Japanese a lot more than I do some other nationalities. A lot of the scientific research has to do with the health of the populations of whales. Notice how Japan has left certain species alone until they deem it proper?

I really don't understand this whole anti-whaling thing. I can't find any logic to it. So far it seems to amount to cultural conditioning. Imagine how much fuel those protestors burn, adding to environmental degradation just to aggresively be self-righteous? At least they could be catching fish or something while doing that.

Answer 3

scientific results from the scientific whaling program?

i guess it is the testes! what a joke!
i can see it in supermarket every time after the hutting season end.

and the news medias here are spending so much time complaining about what wrong another people did, but spend close to non talking about what wrong they (japanese) do to the other people!

if they want to preserve their whale eating culture. why not use the traditional way to hunt it?

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Answer 4

They are probably working to confirm that cannon propelled steel harpoons seem to have a detrimental affect on whales. So far, all previous studies have been conclusive but they are repeating the experiments again, just in case.

Answer 5

Must be a really slow and painful death for the whales. I don't believe they need to kill them for 'scientific' reasons. They just love their food from the sea.

Answer 6

good question, no results are ever made known except the testers-whales are always consumed as food!

Answer 7

nothing. they're just cruel people!
there's nothing scientifically needed for whales! the japanese didn't even say what it was they were trying to research. - lying! whales are lovely creatures.