The Whaling Ban Should Not Be Lifted

The Whaling Ban Should Not Be Lifted

In this essay, I will argue that Japan and Norway should not continue whaling and trading in whale meat. Each year, Japan kills around 700 whales for what it claims is research, while the meat is being sold in restaurants and shops. If there are to be whales at all for future generations to enjoy, then this excessive whaling has got to stop. Not only is Japan over-whaling, it is importing cheaper whale meat from Norway because of its cheaper prices. The hunting of whales is outlawed internationally, except of course by Japan and Norway. Whales are an endangered species, and the remaining whales should not belong to just Japan and Norway.

In 1986, the International Whaling Committee passed a ban on whaling, which Japan and Norway failed to recognise, although Norway only began whaling in 1993. The international community is outraged that Japan is importing whale meat from Norway on the eve of another meeting of the IWC to be held in Tokyo, Japan!

The article refers to the unsustainability of whaling commercially. The number of whales in our oceans has been rapidly reducing in