whale stocks

What Started The Save The Whales Campaign?

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What Started The Save The Whales Campaign? On April 27, 1975, Greenpeace launched the world’s first anti-whaling campaign from the docks of Vancouver. The mission would become the spark that ignited a global “Save the Whales” movement and eventually helped secure an international ban on commercial whaling. Why were they killing whales in the 70s?

What Is Scientific Whaling?

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What Is Scientific Whaling? Article VIII of the ICRW allows member States to issue themselves special permits to take whales for research purposes. This has become known as “scientific whaling”. … Whalemeat derived from scientific whaling is sold to the public. What research does Japan do on whales? Minke, Bryde’s and sperm whales are included