AS Vera Lynn used to sing the sailors' lament....
Whale meat again.....
You're so old, not only are you falling over all the time, but you posted the same thing already under your other username. Time for a lie down?
If only I had another user name.
Save a whale, harpoon a (insert minority group)
The Japanese, I knew it was dem. Even when it was da bears I knew it was dem.
AS Vera Lynn used to sing the sailors' lament....
Whale meat again.....
You're so old, not only are you falling over all the time, but you posted the same thing already under your other username. Time for a lie down?
I've now realised you accused me of being Captain Jack.
I'd take umbrage if only I could remember where I've left it.
I like whales.
I've now realised you accused me of being Captain Jack.You're so old, not only are you falling over all the time, but you posted the same thing already under your other username. Time for a lie down?AS Vera Lynn used to sing the sailors' lament....
Whale meat again.....
I'd take umbrage if only I could remember where I've left it.
Make sure that its on the approved list. Taking umbrage may cause two headed babies(sources say)
I've now realised you accused me of being Captain Jack.
You're so old, not only are you falling over all the time, but you posted the same thing already under your other username. Time for a lie down?AS Vera Lynn used to sing the sailors' lament....
Whale meat again.....
I'd take umbrage if only I could remember where I've left it.
Make sure that its on the approved list. Taking umbrage may cause two headed babies(sources say)
Don't think Noonan needs to worry about that. :rolleyes:
This is great news for the whales, but the Harp seals are starting to get a bit worried.
AS Vera Lynn used to sing the sailors' lament....
Whale meat again.....
You're so old, not only are you falling over all the time, but you posted the same thing already under your other username. Time for a lie down?
I've now realised you accused me of being Captain Jack.
I'd take umbrage if only I could remember where I've left it.
Crap cheapshot worked better than expected.
Japan to redesign Antarctic whaling
Apr 19, 2014 12:18AM<div>
JAPAN says it will redesign its controversial Antarctic whaling mission in a bid to make it more scientific, after a United Nations court ruled it was a commercial hunt masquerading as research.
The bullish response, which could see harpoon ships back in the Southern Ocean next year, sets Tokyo back on a collision course with environmentalists.
Campaigners had hailed the decision by the International Court of Justice, with hopes that it might herald the end of a practice they view as barbaric.
“We will carry out extensive studies in cooperation with ministries concerned to submit a new research program by this autumn to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), reflecting the criteria laid out in the verdict,†said Yoshimasa Hayashi, minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
Japan, a member of the IWC, has hunted whales under a loophole allowing for lethal research. It has always maintained that it was intending to prove the whale population was large enough to sustain commercial hunting.
But it never hid the fact that the byproduct of whale meat made its way onto menus.
“The verdict confirmed that the (IWC moratorium) is partly aimed at sustainable use of whale resources.
“Following this, our country will firmly maintain its basic policy of conducting whaling for research, on the basis of international law and scientific foundations, to collect scientific data necessary for the regulation of whale resources, and aim for resumption of commercial whaling.â€
Mr Hayashi, who had met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe earlier on Friday, confirmed an earlier announcement that the 2014-15 hunt in the Southern Ocean would not go ahead.
Last month‘s court ruling does not apply to Japan‘s two other whaling programs: a “research†hunt in coastal waters and in the north-western Pacific, and a much smaller program that operates along the coast, which is not subject to the international ban.
Mr Hayashi said the north-western Pacific hunt, which is due to depart Japanese shores on April 26, would continue, albeit in a slightly reduced form.
A statement released by the fisheries agency said the hunt would be scaled back, and was aiming to net around 100 minke whales in coastal waters, down from 120 last year, and 110 other whales offshore, down from 160. No minke whales would be caught in the deep ocean.
An element of the court‘s ruling was that the Japanese mission was catching far too many whales for it to be considered legitimate scientific research.
Some commentators had suggested that Tokyo might use the court decision as cover to retreat from an entrenched position in which it defended as vital cultural heritage a practice that costs a lot of taxpayers‘ money and does not enjoy much public support.
Friday‘s announcement will come as a blow to anti-whaling campaigners, who had urged Tokyo to follow the spirit of the court ruling and heed global public opinion, which they say is firmly against hunting whales.
Environmental activist group Sea Shepherd, whose sometimes aggressive confrontations with Japanese whaling boats on the high seas saw them labelled “pirates†by a US judge, said earlier this month they expected Tokyo to try to work around the court ruling.
Hayashi said Friday that Tokyo would redouble its efforts to foil potential saboteurs who have trailed their fleets around the Southern Ocean for several years.
“As for unlawful acts of violence committed by anti-whaling organisations, we will study countermeasures in line with a new research program from the standpoint of ensuring the safety of the research fleet, researchers and crew members,†he said.
http://news.optuszoo.com.au/2014/04/19/japan-to-redesign-antarctic-whaling/
Well that didn't last long...lolz
Sounds like things could get very nasty in the near future, even deadly, and not just for the whales.
everyone was kidding themselves if they thought japan had yielded. no farken chance.
look at all the "researchers" in that last photo, what the hell are they going to do for work now? poor sods.
I struggle a bit to see why the Japs can't eat whale. Indians sure as ■■■■ don't like us eating cows, but we do it anyway.
What's so different for Japs and whales?
I struggle a bit to see why the **** can't eat whale. Indians sure as **** don't like us eating cows, but we do it anyway.
What's so different for **** and whales?
Or another way of looking at it is why do the japs think they should be the only ones allowed to hunt them.
I struggle a bit to see why the **** can't eat whale. Indians sure as **** don't like us eating cows, but we do it anyway.
What's so different for **** and whales?
Why the hell can you say Japs and I can't?
Anyway I think the whole "endangered species" comes into play a bit with the whales. Cows are easily bred and only have one or two uses essentially. Meat and milk.
And I thought I read somewhere that the Japs have way too much whale meat in storage as it is because no one wants to eat it anymore. Why are they so keen on their whaling program if no one wants to...research...their meat.
That photo makes me sad.
That photo makes me sad.
Same.
Never been confident about hygiene at a buffet.
That photo makes me sad.
Same.
Never been confident about hygiene at a buffet.
No sneeze guards?
Japanese are now in northern Pacfic chasing whales as the court ruling doesn't cover the whales up there or the program to be administered.
Japanese are now in northern Pacfic chasing whales as the court ruling doesn't cover the whales up there or the program to be administered.
Will sell even less of the whales they kill in the northern Pacific, as they will be more radio active than those in the Antarctic.