Whaling (#318 in Issues In Society Series)

Unregulated commercial whaling has had a major impact on the world's whale populations. In spite of a complete commercial whaling ban imposed by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in 1986, whales are still being killed on a daily basis by traditional whaling nations such as Japan, Norway and Iceland. And despite broad global concern for the depleting whale populations, there is still ongoing debate among IWC members over if and how whaling should continue. This book examines the history of whaling and focuses on Australia's prominent role in trying to secure a compromise from the whaling nations, especially Japan, with whom diplomatic relations have become strained. The book also details Australian and international efforts to protect whales through sanctuaries, research and legal frameworks. Aboriginal subsistence whaling, 'scientific' whaling and commercial whaling ... what is entailed in each of these practices? Is there room for political compromise, or do these giants of the ocean need a globally binding conservation commitment to survive in the world's already over-fished oceans???Chapter 1: Whaling and Conservation
?Whaling today; Scientific permit whaling; Species found in Australian waters; History of whaling in Australia; Australia's whaling history; History of commercial whaling; Where the whale things are; Government initiates legal action against Japanese whaling; 'Scientific whaling' to be tested in court; International protection of whales; Whale protection; Protecting whales and dolphins; Cetaceans legislation; Whale conservation; Whale research; Whale and dolphin watching.???Chapter 2: The Whaling Debate
?Something fishy in whaling debate; Leviathan policy blunder unfolds in the southern ocean; Stopping whaling is cultural imperialism; Prime minister must fire in the whaling war; Anti-whalers swimming in hypocrisy; Whale warriors need legal eagles; Rack of lamb: delicious but very cruel; High seas clash inevitable; It's time whaling became extinct; It's about more than just whales; The whale hunt that knows no tradition?
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