“Commercial whaling has been banned by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and whale eating-nations have had to make do with the byproducts of their scientific catch.(qut. in Ishii).” Whaling has been a part of the Japanese culture for centuries. The number of whales being hunted for their meat, oil and blubber is decreasing at a fast rate. 20 years earlier whale meat was cheaper, while today whale meat is more expensive. The IWC has already done a protection act on all endangered whale species. I believe that Japan has a right to preserve its whaling heritage but with some regulations. Today I am going to tell I am going to write about how Japan has a right to preserve its whaling heritage, but with some regulations. A ban on Whaling has been a big issue with the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and other countries that are whaling communities. There are two sides to this debate on a ban on whaling with regulations. The first side is that Japan has no right to preserve its whaling heritage. Finally the other side that thinks that Japan has a right to preserve its whaling heritage. …show more content…
This side thinks that whaling should be banned because it is harming the whales that are being hunted. Another reason is how some whale species are going to become extinct, though not all whale species. The article “The Ban on Commercial Whaling Protects Endangered Whales,” states that the problem of pirate whaling is illegal “Testing samples of whale meat on sale in Japan has found meat from endangered species such as humpback and gray whale on sale.” This article explains how even though whales are protected, they are still endangered by pirate whaling which is