Humpback whale Essays

The Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is one of the largest of the Cetaceans. They are fairly well known, even outside of the scientific community. They are identifiable by their dark grey dorsal color, white underbellies, very long pectoral flippers and by their habits of breaching and raising their tales above the water before diving. Their range expands tropical, temperate, and sub polar waters all around the world. They migrate in search of breading grounds and feeding grounds. Humpbacks

Both the humpback whales and the blue whales are extremely vocal mammals, their beautiful and mysterious songs travel great distances across the ocean; the blue whale, both the Humpback and Blue whales are apart of the class of baleen whale; while, the humpback whale population isn’t having trouble maintaining its numbers, the blue whales, whom, had previously been plagued by poachers, causing them long-term damage to their population. Both the Humpback Whales and the Blue Whales produce truly unique

Just like us, Humpback whales have best friends. How they choose their best friends is a mystery, but something scientists do know is that they meet up once every year. Each year during feeding season, the whale best friends somehow find one another and feed together before splitting up once again. Humpback whales form long lasting bonds with other whales. Peculiarly, only female humpback whales have best friends, but it has been said that males have also had best friends in the past. Some scientists

majority of marine life, such as biomass and fisheries. The film educated me about the unknown marine life that appears in the shallow seas. For example, I did not know that humpback whales travel to the shallow seas in order to nurse their calves in warmer seawater. This fact concerned me because these mother humpback whales would starve the entire time in the shallow seas and would end up living on their fat reserves for eight months, until they returned to the dangerous poles of northern and southern

right, granted that most cultures that used to whale did so in small tribes taking one to two whales a year not like how Japan continues to whale in the present day, taking up to 1,000 whales a year compared to one or two.

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

see all the wonderful creatures popping up from the water. Suddenly, you hear horrible cries of a harmless whale, being slaughtered and exploited by whale hunters. Take a moment and think about what that whale may be feeling. Think about why the hunters are harming it. This is called whaling, where the whales are hunted, speared, shot, and killed for their meat. The hunters use the whale for a lot of products that you may unknowingly use today! Did you also know that you might even eat it everyday

I don’t agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of whales as a cultural exemption even though whales a are non-endangered species. I can understand the need for killing whales for food out of poverty and of lack of food supply during and right after war time, but when the economy has been restored and improved, and there are plenty of choices of other food, and yet they keep killing simply for cultural and heritage sake, it just don’t seem right to me. We, as human

The Exemption for Whaling Issue 1. Do you agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption? My position on whaling is that it should be permitted for non-endangered species of whales. I respect the aspects of nature preservation, but judging culture and rating the life by how it disturbs emotions is favoritism. These countries are not whaling for a hunting game. Also, I do not like the idea of eugenics thoughts,

issue Hunting of whales is an inhumane and cruel practice and in the very least falls under the purview of animal cruelty. There is no guarantee that currently non-endangered whale species would survive wide scaled hunting and policing whalers to ensure they do not hunt endangered whales would simply be impractical.

has arisen and breached over to animal security’s alarm. Whaling is the action of killing whales. These purposes include; a meal for the family, research purposes, or/and traditional matters to be carried out. The reason people want to put an end to this is because of whales becoming endangered, hence the numbers decreasing of many vital functions in an average marine environment Some may argue that whales are not at stake here, and that they are killed daily. On the other hand, this

non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption? Yes, I agree with that. This is because it is a tradition to hunt the whales and also those whales are not endangered species. The hunting of whales started long time ago, but those whales are not in endangered species. That means those whales are not likely to be disappeared. I wonder why people have to put a special emphasis on the whales because people kill other animals. The whales are animal too. If people can not hunt whales, that means we can

ban based off of cultural grounds. In 2000 during a UN conference these 2 countries argued that the whales that they were hunting were not endangered and did not pose any environmental danger. Also that whaling was inherently apart of their culture. For many generations whale hunting has been a main food source for many cultures. The Norwegians argued that the international effort to prohibit whale hunting was seen as imposing other countries cultural values on them. In certain parts of the world

Illegal Whale Hunting Some species of whales are endangered but not all of them are endangered. You see some species of whales live in climates that people would normally avoid like the arctic. Still though some species of whale can be hunted but the ones that are endangered are off limits. Sometimes people try to slip some hunting some endangered so they can make money of the black market. Some people find it hard to believe that some people would hunt whales that are endangered or at least

been hunting and killing whales, using these whales for many types of commercialization. However, whales have been killed so often that many whale species have come close to extinction over the past few decades. By the late 1930s, around 350,000 whales were being killed annually, so in 1986, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whaling because of the extreme depletion of whale numbers. Since then, whale numbers have grown and the number of whales being killed annually decreased

December of this year marks the 70th anniversary of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The IWC was established “to provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry.” Among the methods used to accomplish this purpose are setting catch limits, setting aside areas as whale sanctuaries and restricting hunting methods. (International Whaling Commission: History and Purpose, 2016) In 1982 there was a moratorium put on commercial

1. I agree that Norway and Japan should be allowed to hunt non-endangered whales, but I don't believe it should be based on a cultural exemption; although it is part of these countries histories. Whether it be deeply rooted in these cultures or not, a country should not face opposition for hunting an animal in a sustainable and responsible way. If hunting these particular whales somehow had a negative effect on the environment or the economies of other countries then it should not be practiced, even

Whaling refers to hunting of whales. Whales are mainly hunted for meat and oils. It is a cultural activity of Japan and Norway. Whaling is considered to be brutal and inhumane in several parts of the world. In 2000, a United Nations conference was held debating whether whaling should be banned or not. However, whaling was not banned as the two countries claimed that the whales that are being hunted are not endangered (Wildlife Protection and Cultural Rights | Globalization101, 2013). 1. The Norwegian

very old concern about the cultural difference specially when i have faced to a documentary movie about whaling in Japan which shows a red sea from a whale blood and this documentary explained that in some areas this is the only way for a large group of people to survive, so suddenly this question popped up in my mind that which one has priority, a whale life or humans life quality.One the aspects which upset me most is that many people from developed countries which never experienced living in a undeveloped

An exemption for whaling 1. Do you agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption? I don’t personally agree with whaling because in my opinion this type of activity is very cruel for whales, besides, their reproduction cycle is slow and therefore it may lead this animal as an endangered species. However, part of the economic source of some villages of these countries depend on this activity, banning this activity