ญี่ปุ่นประกาศถอนตัว จากคณะกรรมาธิการล่าวาฬระหว่างประเทศหรือไอดับเบิลยูซี (International Whaling Commission: IWC) และจะเริ่ม การล่าวาฬ เพื่อการพาณิชย์ In their waters and Champa Economic ZoneAgain from July 2019. In addition, in an official statement Japan will end whaling activities in the Antarctic ocean. (Because it is an international waters area that currently Japan is still hunting whales) and will hunt whales only species that the population is in the "healthy numbers" status
Minke whales, such as those seen here, are being taken ashore at a port in Japan. The target of hunting "For scientific research" (Photo: KYODO NEWS, GETTY)
Bowhead whales that live in cold waters in the northern hemisphere may last up to 200 years. The cold environment causes the body temperature to decrease. Which results in a slow process of maturation Various tissues Therefore less damage (Photo: PAUL NICKLEN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION)
Government statementJapan also stated that "Throughout a long history Japan doesn't just rely on whales as a protein source. But also for many other purposes, commercial whaling was banned under the IWC whaling agreement in 1986, but in the past, Japan has been using legal loopholes in whaling since 1987, claimed to be for scientific research While Iceland and Norway oppose the ban And continued to hunt whales for commercial purposes without claiming scientific reasons
Humpback whales are almost hunted to extinction. The population decreased by more than 90 percent until the 1966 ban on hunting, helping to recover this species (Photo: MAURICIO HANDLER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION)
Commercial whaling was banned under IWC's whaling agreement in 1986, but in the past, Japan relied on legal loopholes in whaling since 1987, claiming it was for Scientific research Last September The majority of IWC's members agreed with the unresolved resolution during the annual meeting in Brazil that Commercial whaling is no longer a reason to support economic activity. Or needing scientific research in Japan, it seems that while politicians are trying to find a way for whaling to continue The return campaign movement indicated that Consumption of whale meat has been declining in popularity every day. - CNN News Agency
Southern Wright whales catches up with divers on the sand, seabed off the coast of the Oakland Islands. New Zealand Adult Wright whales may be longer than 16 meters and weigh up to 60 tons. (Photo: BRIAN SKERRY, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION)
Source: ngthai.com
