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ˈʰweɪ lɪŋ, ˈweɪ-whal·ing

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  1. Ken Findlay:

    What we found here is reflective of the abilities of these animals to bounce back from very severe whaling pressure in the last century. Over 200,000 humpback whales were taken from the Southern hemisphere last year, it absolutely amazed me that 30 to 40 years later, we've seen these populations rebounding as they are. That gives me hope. It tells me something about the state of the ocean.

  2. Yoshifumi Kai:

    We endured for 31 years, but now it's all worth it, they'll be whaling for a week here, we may have more.

  3. Joji Morishita:

    The whaling issue is seen as a symbol of a larger issue sometimes in Japan... You might have heard the word 'eco-imperialism', when you go out and ask ordinary Japanese about the whaling issue, they're going to say 'I don't eat whale meat, however I don't like the idea of beef-eating people or pork-eating people saying to Japanese, stop eating whales.

  4. Yoko Ichihara:

    A lot of people came in after hearing that the research whaling had ended, worried that they couldn't get whale anymore, they were surprised to hear whale is taken in Japan too.

  5. Allison Warden:

    I don't know what our culture would be without whaling. It's at the center of everything we do, it's a different relationship than just going to the grocery store. The whale feeds the entire community.


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