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Christopher Macias

Christopher Macias. Japanese Whaling Period 9. When did it start?. It has begun in the early 12 th century. Japan was heavily involved in the 20 th century. Second world war Japan's whaling was limited to more common hunting grounds. The Bonin Islands.

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Christopher Macias

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  1. Christopher Macias Japanese Whaling Period 9

  2. When did it start? • It has begun in the early 12th century. • Japan was heavily involved in the 20th century. • Second world war Japan's whaling was limited to more common hunting grounds. • The Bonin Islands. • To provide meat and oil for domestic and military use.

  3. When did it start? Con. • Whaling there was stopped in March 1945 when the islands were taken by US forces. • By November 1945 the whaling stations got permission to reopen. • Most whaling ships were taken by the Japanese navy. • By the end of the war, the factories ships and most of the caught boats had been sunk. • Limiting Whaling.

  4. Who Can Whale? • The earliest were the Vikings. • Then Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands. • Whaling is strictly restricted to Institute of Cetacean Research. • And other institutions.

  5. What they use Whale for? • Meat- often served raw and chopped in to steak slices. • Blubber- burnt down used for oil, make up, soap, giving stuff a glossy look. Also fuel for lamps and machinery. • Bone- boiled for glue, smashed down for fertilizer, also made in to tools.

  6. What whaling is used for? Con. • Ambergris- very expensive, used in perfumes, disposed of in ocean as waste. • Scientific Research- see if whaling can be done sustainably, many countries disapprove of commercial whaling.

  7. Japanese whaling Boat • Harass whaling vessels to prevent them from killing whales. • This boat cost $3 million. • This boat was called the Ady Gill.

  8. Whaling Vessels • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baR5HeojBHc • The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society boat crashed with the Japanese whaling boat. • Crashed on Feb. 6th

  9. Whaling Laws • In 1986 whaling has been banned at the international whaling convention. • In 1972 the Marine Mammal Protection Act protected all ocean mammals from being hunted, killed, injured or harassed. • The MMPA also prevents ships from getting within a certain distance from the whales. • In 1991 the united nations banned fishnets and in 1993 gillnets were banned in Hawaii. • Norway and Japan constantly whale. • They say they whale for food and for money because the poor in their country needs more money, and for resources.

  10. Meat Available • The Meat of whales Brings tons more than any other mammal. Great amount of meat in 2006. About 4,700 tons of meat Were caught by 2006. This is just the unsold meat In Japan.

  11. Size of Whales • Each whale can be easily up to 15 tons each.

  12. Harpooning Whales • They basically just shoot the whale with a giant spear called a harpoon and real the whale in. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-ga-XGJJ7E

  13. Work Cited • http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/japanese-ship-detains-anti-whaling-activist-peter-bethune/19358570 • http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/06/japan-whaling-sea-shepherd-greenpeace • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaling_in_Japan • http://www.ehow.com/about_5009827_what-whales-used-today.html • http://www.animallaw.info/articles/ovuswhalelaws.htm

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