Whales and DR Tourism

Celt202

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May 22, 2004
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Ecological groups aim to wreak havoc on Japan?s whale killers, EFE reports

Excerpt from the Dominican Today article:

One of Dominican Republic?s most important tourism attractions is the annual whale watching season, when humpbacks arrive in and around Samana bay by the dozens to breed and calve.

Sea Shepherd prepares to tackle Japanese whalers : World News Australia on SBS

Excerpt from the SBS article:

The whalers, represented by the Institute of Cetacean Research, maintain these harassment tactics are illegal and tantamount to piracy. How they respond this season remains to be seen.

'LOOPHOLE'

Japanese whaling activity in the Southern Ocean is a contentious issue. The area was designated a whale sanctuary by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in 1994. Japan continues to hunt whales in the sanctuary under an IWC provision permitting whaling for "scientific research". Japan allocates itself a quota of about 1,000 whales, mostly minkes, per year for "research" purposes, but many scientists say this research program fails to meet the standard for credible scientific research.
 

KateP

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May 28, 2004
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Legal or not, I admire them. All of them are more than aware that their lives are at stake every time they go down there and yet some go several times. It's amazing how with all the media coverage, the Japanese whalers still insist that it's for "research" purposes. Yeah friggin right!! My 2 cents...