Whales are majestic creatures, famed for their high intelligence and stunning singing. For centuries, humans have exploited whales for oil and meat. Due to this hunting, whales are close to extinction and the intercontinental community has actually banned whale fishing. However, Japan defies the ban on whale fishing.
The negative influence humans have had on whales stems from the commercial hunting for meat and perfume components. More than 2 million whales were killed in the early 20th century. By the middle of the 20th century, whales were seriously endangered and numbers were reduced. In 1986 the International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whaling, but Japan goes on to overlook this ban. When the ban was in location, Japan continued to hunt whales utilizing a loophole that offers for scientific research. The meat from these hunts is sold in shops and restaurants. Though Japan is skirting the rules, and it is frowned upon by the IWC, the IWC still permits it.
Whales add to the ecological assortment of the oceans. Whales ingest krill, fish, and little mammals. Whales come in lots of contours and sizes and are discovered all over the world. Despite their variety, most species of whales are at risk due to hunting, environment changes, and human population decrease. If whales were to go extinct, there might be a considerable detrimental impact on the natural world.
If you are one of the millions of individuals who wish to contribute in ending this unlawful task, you can pay a visit to Sea Shepherd – www.seashepherd.org to learn more about just how you can easily get involve and help the business in stopping Japanese whale fishing.
Janes M says:
Why do the Japs want to murder humpback whales? We should do something?
10th January 2012 at 1:29 am
morris says:
The current hunts by Japan will have no effect on the survival of the humpbacks. The populations have rebounded to the point that such a few taken will not impact them. Why is this so much worse than those of us who eat tuna or cod when they are declining rapidly?
10th January 2012 at 10:29 pm
Greg C says:
The Japanese are one of three nations that doesn’t participate in the ban on international whaling. It whales for “research” though many of the whales it catches are used for food in restaurants. There is nothing that people outside Japan can do about Japanese law being enacted within Japanese territorial waters. The only say you may have is to try to convince Japanese leaders of reasons why whaling may not be the best thing for Japan and its people.
10th January 2012 at 8:39 am
Action V says:
In what way do humpback whales benefit humans? In what way do humpback whales benefit humans?
10th January 2012 at 4:29 pm
Mollie says:
They’re on of nature’s creatures, and they bring excitement to people who see them, which in turn gives people with Whale Watching tours business, which feeds their families, which helps the economy of that country. Yah for Whales!
10th January 2012 at 8:39 am
So Jersey says:
For me personally….we go whale watching every summer and the benfit I get from them is AWE.. Plain and simple awe at seeing these beautiful creatures, so big, and so graceful. You should think of them as the ocean’s vaccum cleaners.
10th January 2012 at 9:49 am
brddg1974 says:
I think your question got sent to the wrong section. Humpback whales are very cool to watch, but man you gotta have a big aquarium to keep em as pets. And the food bill is something else too! j/k of course.
10th January 2012 at 3:19 pm
Mark B. says:
How can I tell the Humpback Whale from other species? What physical traits are there in a humpback whale that you could tell apart from other whales?
10th January 2012 at 3:09 am
Nero T. Pickle says:
Humpback whales have longer flippers than the other whales.
10th January 2012 at 5:49 am
germanshepherdlover says:
humpback whales are bigger then other whales and you could see by there big fins which they flap outside on the sea water.
10th January 2012 at 9:38 pm
Anonymous says:
Do humpback whales feed in groups of males and females all the time? I already tried looking it up on google.
10th January 2012 at 3:18 am
Reimyo says:
I think I’ve seen this question before – are you asking ‘do feeding groups consist of both males and females’ or ‘do they feed in groups all the time’? The answer to the first question would be that the groups do not always consist of males and females. In fact, many ‘groups’ consist of a mother and her calf, sometimes joined by other adult females. Not it’s not always males AND females. The answer to the second question would be no, they feed alone very often, but may also feed in groups, however groups tend to be transient and don’t stay together for very long. So they feed alone a lot as well as in groups.
10th January 2012 at 3:16 pm
Anonymous says:
How many humpback whales could Oprah buy? I saw a skit on one of Dane Cook’s comedy shows about Oprah, and he mentioned her giving away whales. I know this was just a joke, but I wonder if she could actually afford to buy a whale, and if so, how many?
10th January 2012 at 9:56 am
Daniel says:
she can buy 900 cause they cost 3 million each and oprah has $2.7 billion. lmao i just had to find out too(x
10th January 2012 at 9:37 am
madeira says:
an someone find me a map of where humpback whales are and where they used to be?
10th January 2012 at 3:27 pm
morris says:
Hump back whales are all around the world. They don’t have a small certian area.
10th January 2012 at 3:56 am
KTDykes says:
Choose any ocean you like on a map. That’s where they were and still will be at some part of the year or other. They migrate on a global basis. During the summer they go to the polar regions to feed. The summers are spent in the tropics.
10th January 2012 at 9:16 pm