L7 - Human Whale Interactions Flashcards
what three countries left the IWC
Canada, Egypt, Columbia
what countries do Scientific whaling a loophole
Japan, Norway, Russia, Denmark
still kill lots today
why is scientific whaling considered a loophole?
whaling is considered legal for scientific purposes, and then sold.
Russia had 25 years of data of pirated whales, how long did it take to process
13 years.
when can Americans cancel fishery rights and the rights to export fish?
When conservation measures where not met.
what was Iceland and Norway doing?
Killing blue whales and claiming it was fin whales and selling whale products under the table.
- Iceland claiming whaling as “Cultural”
when did whaling cease and resume?
1943 - 1948 for WW2
when was the end of commercial whaling ended in canada?
1967
why is whale population recovery so slow?
whale life span is longer, and only few offspring
when was the save the whales movement started
1960
what is National resource defence council and what did they do?
An NGO that was very productive in whale conservation because they had many lawyers working for them
what are three Important NGO’s for whale conservation
- Greenpeace
- Sea Sheppard
- Natural resource Defence Council
why is anti-whaling difficult to promote
Most happens out of sight, way out in the ocean.
- one Russian whaling video that hit the media
Why did whaling stop in Australia and what is there roll now
There was a consciences among the people that whaling was bad, And it was quickly banned
- they are now an important conservation player
- New Zealand soon followed
who is Keiko the whale
Was captive in Mexico and got released. was taught to be a whale again in Iceland, died 3 years after release do top infection
