[DieHard the Hunter]

> The world should operate in compliance with the Law and International Agreements -- not personal preferences or racial bias.

Mate, with respect: Japan is in clear violation of the International Whaling Commission's global moratorium on commercial whaling. Full stop.

They have no business doing what they are doing. Just because they are "Japan" doesn't make it right.

[packrat35]

You deliberately are not mentioning the fact that Japan has always and within treaty rights, had the right to hunt a set number each year for scientific research.

This is a fact. You can argue whether they are obeying the spirit of the treaty but they ARE within their rights and nothing legally can be done about it. Enter the Greenpeace terrorists.

[starbase]

Japan is in clear violation of the International Whaling Commission's global moratorium on commercial whaling. Full stop.

I have to agree with you there. This killing of rare animals just because they are an enjoyable cuisine item back home and under the cover of "science" is pretty selfish and short sighted.

If Japan is an adherent to the International Whaling Commission's authority on this, then they should stop this little game until the animals' numbers have recovered.

[river rat]

"Mate, with respect: Japan is in clear violation of the International Whaling Commission's global moratorium on commercial whaling. Full stop. "

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From the "International Whaling Commission" website:
"The purpose of the Convention is to provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry.

The main duty of the IWC is to keep under review and revise as necessary the measures laid down in the Schedule to the Convention which govern the conduct of whaling throughout the world (Click HERE to view the full text). These measures, among other things, provide for the complete protection of certain species; designate specified areas as whale sanctuaries; set limits on the numbers and size of whales which may be taken; prescribe open and closed seasons and areas for whaling; and prohibit the capture of suckling calves and female whales accompanied by calves. The compilation of catch reports and other statistical and biological records is also required.

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Doesn't sound like global moratorium on commercial whaling..
Nor does it sound like the IWC is an official International Government or Treaty Organization empowered to write or enforce laws.

Can you provide a link to any International OFFICIAL Government organization that has outlawed Japan's current fishing activity?

Semper Fi