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Massively disingenuous statement. The minke whales found closest to Japanese waters are least concern.[1] Japan also does controversially take some whales outsi
by fiblye 8y ago
Massively disingenuous statement. The minke whales found closest to Japanese waters are least concern.[1] Japan also does controversially take some whales outside of its waters, though, and that's definitely a problem.
Regardless, it's not nearly as bad as eating the verifiably endangered yet popular bluefin tuna[2] or any variety of sturgeon or its caviar, of which pretty much all are on the verge of extinction.
[1] https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2474/50348265 https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2474/50348265
[2] https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21860/9331546 https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21860/9331546
- yorwba 8y agoMost minke whales caught by Japanese whalers were in Antarctic waters when they were still in the IWC. [1] I don't see how it is disingenuous to link to the classification of the whale that makes up most of their catch. [1] https://iwc.int/table_permit https://iwc.int/table_permit