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@karynromeis Precisely, those who don't know about Twitter will see it as a pro-whaling message & the wearer might get harpooned themselves!
kjarrett (Kevin Jarrett) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:22:35 -0000
@karynromeis Precisely, those who don't know about Twitter will see it as a pro-whaling message & the wearer might get harpooned themselves!

 

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ABC News: Save the Whales, Kill a Culture? - Dean Schabner. The Makah tribe says groups that want to stop their whale hunt are using racist arguments, but the opponents say they just want to save the whales.
Meta Description: [ Save the Whales, Kill a Culture? ]

High North Alliance - Defending the right of coastal communities to hunt marine mammals sustainably. Articles, statistics, news, photos and alternative views. Norway.

International Network for Whaling Research - Keeps members informed about others' research activities, provides notice of upcoming conferences and workshops, sponsors at least one international meeting each year, promotes publication of research on whaling societies, and provides a means by which those active in this research field can solicit and facilitate research cooperation with others having similar interests.
Meta Description: [ The INWR provides information on publications, conferences, workshops and other fora where discussions and descriptions of all forms of historic and contemporary whaling appear. The INWR Digest appears twice a year and is available electronically. Hard copies are sent to libraries and intereste... ]

International Whaling Commission - The intergovernmental body responsible for the conservation of whales and the management of whaling.
Meta Description: [ This is the welcome page to the website of the International Whaling Commission ]

Japan Whaling Association - Learn about the importance of whaling to the Japanese culture, the history of whaling in Japan, facts about whales and whaling, and details about the organisation.
Meta Description: [ Japan Whaling Association ]

Makah Nation: Makah Whaling - QA about their subsistence whaling as preserved in the only Indian treaty with the United States that specifically mentions whaling and sealing. Includes a description of the activities and plans of the tribe, a description of antiwhaling actions taken against the tribe and a link to the Makah Whaling Management Plan of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.

Observer: 'You eat cows and pigs, so why can't we eat whales?' - Anthony Browne in Osaka. Next week Japan takes on the world to lift the ban on whaling; meet the harpoon hunters who demand the right to kill for profit and accuse the West of double standards. Includes statistics and timeline. UK.

404 Spiked: The whalers' tale - Rune Frøvik and Simon Ward. While fishing continues to enjoy almost universal acceptance as a means of food production, Western urban society has decided unilaterally to shut down whaling with complete disregard for any culture which still practises it. UK.

404 The North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO) - An intergovernmental body for cooperation on the conservation, management and study of marine mammals in the North Atlantic. Meetings, documents, contact details, and news.

404 Victoria Times Colonist: Message to Whale-hunt Foes: Indians Can't Live on Nobility - Groups who historically have hunted whales want to do so again now that the whale populations have risen. Canada.

Whales and Whaling in the Faroe Islands - A general introduction.

Why do I Support the Whaling? - Article discussing some of the commonly given reasons for not hunting and killing whales.

404 World Council of Whalers - Site has the group's mission, FAQs, news, a list of media events, a reference library, a map of world whaling, contact information, and links to other whaling sites.