Whale Links

(1) What is so cool about any whales or dolphins?

• NZ dolphin rescues beached whales
• Japan 2006 white whale frightening people
• Dolphins play bubble rings
• Dolphins prevent NZ shark attack
• Daring rescue of whale off Farallones
• Disabled dolphin gets new tail
• The Whale That Thanked It's Rescuers
• シロイルカ　その3　バブルリング
• ORCAS PLAYED WITH SEAL BUT DID NOT KILL IT
• Communication with cetaceans

(2) What is so special about humpbacks?

• Japan might kill world's only white whale
• Whaling fleet leaves with humpbacks in its sights
• A Case For Killing Humpback Whales?
• Fins in firing line as Japan stops humpback kills
• Saving humpbacks to kill other whales
• Japan halts humpback whale hunts
• Japan abandons plans to kill humpback whales
• Humpback whale population on the rise
• Facts about Migaloo the White Whale

(3) Are whales intelligent?

• Mad Mermaids think so
• Reflections on the Human Perception of Intelligence

(4) How many whales are there again?

• Minke whale numbers 'declining'
• Whale populations are too low to resume commercial hunting, geneticists find
• 'No surge' in minke whale numbers
• Genetics study reveals that historic whale populations were much larger than previous estimates
• Whales' recovery 'vastly overestimated'
• Whale scientist Palumbi transforms controversy into conservation
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• Whale count wrong, DNA study reveals
• World's Oceans once Teemed with Whales
• Constantly Counting Creatures
• The Conservation of Whales in the 21st Century - Whale numbers - an uncertain science
• Counting Whales in the Antarctic
• Flying robot to track whales off Australia
• Australia hopes to build knowledge of whale populations
• Japan's whale-seeking satellite
• Japan to launch satellite to study whale activity
• Japan to launch whale-tracking satellite
• Research to save whales grounded
• The Revised Management Procedure IWC

(5) Why does Japan continue whaling?

• Why Japan's Whale Hunt Continues
• Small signs of a whaling compromise
• Slaughtering a Western sacred cow
• Talking and Eating out of Both Sides of the Mouth
• Japan needs better PR, less whale meat
• Whaling for nationalism or science?
• Wikipedia on Whaling
• Why Japan persists in hunting whales
• Unwanted whale meat stockpile grows
• Japan's research whaling now facing problems at home
• Truths hit home
• Japanese whalers going broke
• Whale meat in Japan
• Stockpiles of whalemeat are increasing in Japan
• Whaling receives criticism in Japan
• Japan's research whaling now facing problems at home

(6) What has culture got to do with it?

• Slaughtering Whales As an Expression of National Culture
• Blame General MacArthur for whaling row
• Whaling 'too cruel to continue'
• History of Whaling by Japanese Whaling Assn
• Whaling Timeline PDF

(7) Is this whaling operation being run by the Yakuza?

• Yakuza gets heavy over whaling
• Food Distribution and the Yakuza

(8) Or is it being run by serious scientists?

• Dr. Mengele of the Cetacean world
• Sir Geoffrey Palmer: Japan's whale policy a mystery to us all
• Catalyst analyzes 18 years of Japanese Research Papers
• Under the skin of whaling science
• Whale's diet revealed in its doo-doo
• David Suzuki: Scientific Whaling Program Weak on Science
• A List of Papers Submitted by the ICR to the IWC Scientific Committee
• Japanese Scientific Whaling: Irresponsible Science, Irresponsible Whaling

(9) But are all researchers bad then?

• So long and thanks for all the fish…
• HSI legal battle for whales
• Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre
• Australian Antarctic Division
• The Dolphin Institute - Humpback Whale Research & Dolphin Research
• Welcome to WhaleNet
• Whales on the Net
• Saving Whales from Entanglements and Ship Strikes
• SCU - Whale Research Centre
• Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
• The Dolphin Project
• CENTRE FOR WHALE RESEARCH - SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
• Publications Refereed journals
• Institute of Cetacean Research

(10) How can any of this be legal? What is the go with all the treaties?

• Japanese Whaling in Whale Sanctuary Illegal under Australian Law
• 2007 Resolutions 59th IWC annual meeting in Anchorage Alaska
• Austrailian Navy nabs Pirate Fishermen
• Illegal Whaling
• Enforcement Authority from United Nations
• HOW THE WORLD BENEFITS FROM WHALE SANCTUARIES
• Japan put on notice over whale hunt
• Japan seeks commercial whaling OK

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  (1) What is so cool about any whales or dolphins?
  (2) What is so special about humpbacks?
  (3) Are whales intelligent?
  (4) How many whales are there again?
  (5) Why does Japan continue whaling?
  (6) What has culture got to do with it?
  (7) Is this whaling operation being run by the Yakuza?
  (8) Or is it being run by serious scientists?
  (9) But are all researchers bad then?
  (10) How can any of this be legal? What is the go with all the treaties?
  (11) Does Japan really buy countries for their votes to restart commercial whaling?
  (12) Is overfishing really a problem any more now we have quota's and stuff?
  (13) Is it just whales or do dolphins need our help too?
  (14) Is it a good idea to eat whale meat?
  (15) Is it a good idea to feed it to school children then?
  (16) How can I protest this insanity?
  (17) Is a boycott against japan really going to solve anything?
  (18) Who the hell is Green Peace?
  (19) Who the hell is Sea Shepherd?
  (20) Isn't Japan whaling fleet a threat to the antarctic even without whaling due to refueling and human error?
  (21) What does Japan have against Minke whales anyway?
  (22) Do endangered animals make good pet food?
  (23) What was with Japan taking hostages?
  (24) And what is so scary about butter?
  (25) Can you shoot people who throw butter in 'self defense'?
  (26) What is the go with whale watching?
  (27) What about Iceland?
  (28) And Norway?
  (29) Can I watch links instead of read them please?
  (30) Can I have some more links please?
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• Commercial Whaling Moratorium
• RESOLUTION ON CITES PDF
• Red Listfrom International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resource
• Japan wins first pro-whaling vote
• Whales Win Again - Just Barely
• Japan in Breach of International Convention
• Antarctic Treaty System from Wikipedia
• Japan to Import Norwegian Whale Meat
• Australian Fisheries Enforcement Viarsa 1
• Recordbreaking Chase Nets Suspected Toothfish Poachers
• Aussies nab Patagonian toothfish poachers after 21-day chase
• SEARCH for any EU or United Nations document
• Judge Reinstates Rules on Sonar, Criticizing Bush’s Waiver for Navy
• Government Must Stand Up And Stop Japanese Whaling
• Japan fury at whaling poll loss
• Japan says whaling will not stop
• Exclusive Economic Zone from Wikipedia
• Enforcing Australian law in Antarctica: the HSI litigation.
• JAPANESE WHALING IN AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC MARITIME ZONES
• Anti-whaling nations win 'great victory' against Japan proposals
• Japanese premier defends whaling
• Japan hits out at 'polarised' whaling council
• Aust takes part in Tokyo whaling forum
• Whale kill film will strengthen legal case: Govt
• Whale kill photos misleading, Japanese say
• Japan Today Discussion
• Pew Whale Symposium Secretariat
• Southern Ocean Sanctuary 2004 Review
• Court rules Japan whalers breaking Aust law
• Spy v spy as Airbus joins the fight against whaling

(11) Does Japan really buy countries for their votes to restart commercial whaling?

• Japan's Vote-Buying Strategy Dominates IWC
• Japan's vote buying
• Undermining the IWC Japan's Whale Vote Buying
• Japan admits buying whaling votes in exchange for aid

(12) Is overfishing really a problem any more now we have quota's and stuff?

• Whales cleared of competing with fishermen
• Overfishing - A global environmental problem, threat and disaster
• New Report Repudiates Japan's Claim That Whales Eat Too Many Fish
• Whalers and Their Foes Enlist Scientists
• World's Fish Supply Running Out, Researchers Warn
• The disappearance of great whales would create a huge ecological void
• The Unnatural History of the Sea
• Whales eat Fish
• Interview with David Suzuki
• Japan admits exceeding bluefin tuna catch
• Bluefin tuna plundering catches up with Japan

(13) Is it just whales or do dolphins need our help too?"

• Dolphin hunting thrives in Japan
• Dining with the dolphin hunters
• Free the Dolphins
• Dolphin slaughter finally visible thanks to Heroes star
• Dolphin Swim Programs & SLAUGHTER Linked!!!!

(14) Is it a good idea to eat whale meat?

Some mercury links to help you think

• Mercury Taint Divides a Japanese Whaling Town
• Taiji officials: Dolphin meat 'toxic waste'
• Extreme mercury levels revealed in whalemeat
• HUMAN HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE OF ORGANOCHLORINE AND MERCURY CONTAMINANTS IN JAPANESE WHALE MEAT
• Packaged Whale Meat in Japan Contains High Levels of Mercury
• Mercury in packaged whale meat across Japan may be a major health problem
• Mercury level acute; store pulls dolphin
• Prenatal Exposure To Mercury From A Maternal Diet High In Seafood Can Irreversibly Impair Certain Brain Functions In Children
• The Got Mercury? calculator
• Minamata Disease Archives
• William Eugene Smith 1918-1978 Minamata Photos
• TED Case Studies Minamata Disaster
• Dolphin kill dogged by mercury, activists
• Mercury Contamination in the Red Meat of Whales and Dolphins Marketed for Human Consumption in Japan
• Councilmen From Japanese Whaling Town Break Code of Silence
• Mercury risk poses threat to Japanese dolphin hunt
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• How Mercury causes Neurodegeneration (brain degeneration)
• Japan’s dolphin hunt sags over mercury fears
• Mercury-tainted dolphin flesh passed off as whale meat
• DDTs and PCBs in the southern minke whale
• Mercury in Japan's Whale Meat
• 'Toxic' whale meat eaters protest
• Mercury poisoning from Wikipedia
• Human Health Concerns of Whale Meat
• Minamata disease from Wikipedia
• Japan’s ‘‘scientific’’ whaling may be a human health risk

And a few links on an even more horrible disease it could give you.

• Brucella have recently been recognized in many species of pinnipeds and cetaceans

• Pathological and serological evidence of Brucella-infection in baleen whales

(15) Is it a good idea to feed it to school children then?

• Excess whale meat being fed to school children in Japan; 'whale meat tastes horrible'
• Reviving a Taste for Whale
• Japan pushes whale meat revival
• Toxic Japanese School Lunches
• Whale for sale

(16) How can I protest this insanity?

• F#*! OFF JAPAN... LEAVE THE WHALES ALONE!!!!
• Whaling wall
• Whales Revenge Petition
• Contact Your Prime Minister Australia
• TEENS AGAINST WHALING
• To end whaling – mobilise Japan
• If you think whales have been saved, think again…
• Help Stop the Largest and Cruelest Slaughter of Dolphins in the World!
• Put an end to Whaling in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary
• Japan Dolphin Day
• Stopwhaling.org
• Whaling battle moves to YouTube
• Why use a harpoon...
• Japanese Embassies
• End Japans Hunger and Save the Whales
• World Against Whaling Together We Can Stop Whaling
• Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Australia
• Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society International
• Whalewatch Coalition
• Releasing whaling images 'the right decision'
• International Arm of The Humane Society of the United States

(17) Is a boycott against japan really going to solve anything?

• Anti-Whaling Japanese Trade Ban
• ACT NOW: BOYCOTT PALAU
• Sushi name and shame game
• Most Japanese don’t like whale meat
• Boycott all Japanese products
• Is it ethical to boycott Japan?

(18) Who the hell is Green Peace?

• Greenpeace disrupts Japan whalers
• Welcome to Greenpeace International
• Greenpeace is Terrorist 2006_01_08 ?????????????
• Greenpeace Activists Block Refueling of Japanese Whaling Ship
• Marine Reserves
• Greenpeace Australia Pacific

(19) Who the hell is Sea Shepherd?

• Sea Shepherd FAQ
• Anti-whaling group renames ship 'Steve Irwin'
• Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd Speaks at Inverse Gallery PART 1
• Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd Speaks at Inverse Gallery PART 2
• Videos from Sea Shepherd International: As Japanese Coast Guard throw flashbangs at the Steve Irwin, Capt
• Videos from Sea Shepherd International: The M/Y Steve Irwin engages the Nishiin Maru 1
• Videos from Sea Shepherd International: The M/Y Steve Irwin engages the Nishiin Maru 2
• Sea Shepherd Breaking News from the Campaign
• Sea Shepherd activists 'bugged' whaling ships
• The Japanese Whalers are On the Run Again
• "Eco-Terrorist" Sea Shepherd and Australian Media
• Sea Shepherd has long history of extreme actions

(20) Isn't Japan whaling fleet a threat to the antarctic even without whaling due to refueling and human error?

• Japanese whaling ship on fire off Antarctica
• Fears of an environmental disaster

(21) What does Japan have against Minke whales anyway?

• Japanese official defends 'cockroach' remark on whales
• WWF FACTSHEET on Minke Whales PDF
• THE MINKE WHALE North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission
• Minke Whale Factsheet from the Species Survival Network

(22) Do endangered animals make good pet food?

• Whale meat used for dog food
• Anger over whale pet food claims

(23) What was with Japan taking hostages?

• Activists lose sight of whalers
• Protesters held on Japanese whaling ship
• Japan 'agrees to free' Sea Shepherd activists
• Whaling pair 'leave Japan ship'
• Whalers threaten to take activists to Japan

(24) And what is so scary about butter?

• Sea Shepherd 'acid attack' on whaling ship Nisshin Maru
• Japanese whalers hurt in sea battle with activists
• Japan whalers in 'butter attack'

(25) Can you shoot people who throw butter in 'self defense'??

• Japan denies shooting at Sea Shepherd ship
• Sea Shepherd captain 'shot by Japanese whalers'
• I received a blow on my chest
• Japanese Scramble to Spin Shooting Story
• Protester says whalers shot him

(26) What is the go with whale watching?

• TRAVEL ADVISORY: CORRESPONDENT'S REPORT; Whale Watching Grows Into a $1 Billion Industry
• Whale-Watching Tourists Watch In Horror As Whaling Ship Harpoons & Kills Whale : Japan Probe
• Whale Watchers Paradise of Australia, Sapphire Coast
• Whale watching trip goes horribly wrong
• Whales are great for the environment and the economy PDF
• Whale conservation groups call for Boycott of Japanese Products
• GREAT WHITE SHARK CAGE DIVING TOURS
• Whale Facts and Figures
• "Promoting Responsible Whale Watching"

(27) What about Iceland?

• Whale hunt season begins in Iceland despite outcry
• Iceland Resumes Commercial Whale Hunt

(28) And Norway?

• Norway announces 2007 minke whale quota
• Whaling in Norway

(29) Can I watch links instead of read them please?

• Tell Japan We'll Keep the Ban!
• Harpooned Trailer
• Hayden Panettiere a hero to dolphins
• Stop Japan Whaling
• Whale-Love Wagon
• Stop Bloody Whaling - Part 1
• World Against Whaling

(30) Can I have some more links please?

• Pathological and serological evidence of Brucella-infection in baleen whales
• Sperm whales' heads perfect for smashing ships
• The Chaser - Harpooning Japanese
• Video Game Cetacean Research Simulator
• BreathingEarth
• storyofstuff
• Pale Blue Dot Carl Sagan
• Earth Has A Bad Case Of Humans
• Orcas of the Western Atlantic:'A Mysterious History'
• Manned Cloud
• We are Japan, We are the World
• Glenn Inwood
• A Maori voice for a Japanese cause
• Submerged stress in Japan
• Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling: A Concept in the Service of Imperialism

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