Japanese begin annual whale hunt

Whalingis the hunting of whales and dates back to 6000BC. Whale oil is used little today thus modern whaling primarily has commercial value as a food source. International cooperation on whaling regulation started in 1931 and a number of multi-lateral agreements now exist in this area International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW) of 1946 being the most important. Japan is one of the three countries still hunting whales on every year. It says it hunts whales so that its scientists can measure the size of the populations and their feeding and breeding habits. Six Japanese whaling ships set sail last month for their annual hunt in the south Atlantic.Western nations and environmental groups have roundly condemned the move, calling the programmed a front for commercial whaling. But deputy whaling commissioner Joji Morishita told BBC News that Japan's position was hugely misunderstood. The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has condemned Japan's plan to increase the scale of its catches in the name of science. According to "any contracting government may grant to any of its nationals a special permit authorizing that national to kill, take and treat whales for purposes of scientific research subject to such restrictions as to number and subject to such other conditions as the contracting government thinks fit..." Tokyo's proposal would see Japanese research vessels take more than 1,000 whales each year in Antarctic waters. Many conservation groups across the world are upset by the programmed and say scientific research of whales is possible without killing them. They describe the Japanese fleet's plans as inhumane and unnecessary and say their actions could harm fragile wildlife populations. The environmental group Greenpeace plans to take action and is sending two boats out to the Antarctic to try to stop the killing.Whale is just like human as the Mammalia animal. How can you image someone still eat them? It is really disgustful behavior when you eat them.”A small chain of restaurants in northern Japan has started serving whale burgers. "Japan has said it wills double the number of whales it kills for scientific research, a move that was opposed by an IWC vote on Wednesday. According to the new on Sunday, 19 June, 2005 Schoolchildren in the western coastal district of Wakayama are now being offered an unusual addition to their lunch menus. Whale. .......It is funning story about Japanese Fisheries Agency said How would they feel if we told Americans they couldn't hunt deer, or if we told Australians to stop hunting kangaroos. It’s so incredible comparing between deer and kangaroos .But they still hunting whale in eve