Want to Save the Whales? Stop Buying Japanese

[Nuggler]

They do it every year because the Japanese Govt subsidises the whole shebang, fuel and wages for crew and artificially low prices in stores for a product that fewer and fewer people eat, only Japanese over 50 yo will touch the stuff.

Of course Japan has a large population of older people so politically the whole thing flies but in the long term....

Did you know that the Japanese even buy Whale meat from Iceland?

Few in Iceland will eat the stuff either with it's rank sour tang but the Japanese Govt buys Icelandic product and -once again-offers it for sale @ subsidised prices in Japanese supermarkets.

There was even a Govt programme where Whale meat was served to kids in schools for lunch but that collapsed because kids hated the stuff I know a woman here in Vancouver who remembers it on the menu.


You have No Clue-there are more Whales now than there have been for decades so many Humpbacks and Greys that disposing of their carcasses is becoming a problem.

Hey, cockbreath, here's an "opinion" from a biologist, who probably has 'no clue' either, according to you.:

The Future of Whaling - The O.L.S. Buzz Blog | Nature Publishing Group

Here's some more for you, mouthbreather. It's long. Try not to drool on the keyboard or move your lips whilst reading"

http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/TREE.pdf

 

[Nuggler]

I haven't ever bought a Chinese person. I didn't know you could.8O

...........They might taste ok. Nowhere near extinction. Lots to go around.


:canada:

 

[Nuggler]

The whole Whale hunt is unsustainable and will die on it's own no need to start childish boycotts.

Just read your verbal vomit again, no clue:..........."the whole whale hunt is unsustainable".

WTF do you mean by that. If it can't be sustained, it follows the whales are not going to be there.

Or, boy genius, did you mean something else??

You just want someone to talk to and change your diapers, right??

Welcome to CC. We take all other forum's rejects.:thefinger:

 

[Nuggler]

I've been hearing about the poor whales for over 50 years and their populations have only grown during that time; kinda like the polar bears.

Yep, and you've probably had kids too............that's unfortunate.

 

[bill barilko]

Hey, cockbreath,......

Quite the piece of work aren't you?

Do you think anyone pays attention to your postings when you insult people like that?

Admit it-you've never seen a Cetacean in the wild have you?(That means reruns of Flipper don't count)

And the fact that you haven't is all that anyone needs when judging the value of your 'contributions' to this thread-what you post is worth the paper it's written on.

Please continue to post caffeine feuled idiocy for the entertainment of all and sundry.

 

[Nuggler]

Quite the piece of work aren't you?

Do you think anyone pays attention to your postings when you insult people like that?

Admit it-you've never seen a Cetacean in the wild have you?(That means reruns of Flipper don't count)

And the fact that you haven't is all that anyone needs when judging the value of your 'contributions' to this thread-what you post is worth the paper it's written on.

Please continue to post caffeine feuled idiocy for the entertainment of all and sundry.

Just reacting in kind, dipshyte.

 

[AnnaG]

Congratulations on posting the most idiotic crap I've read this week.

FYI-Cetaceans are Mammals-Yellowfin Tuna are Fish.

Anyone who can't tell the difference between fish and meat is probably is still in their baby stroller.

Define "meat":

from Princeton U. Press

• the flesh of animals used as food
• kernel: the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"
• kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

from Merriam_Webster's dictionary of the English Language

1 a : food; especially : solid food as distinguished from drink b : the edible part of something as distinguished from its covering (as a husk or shell)
2 : animal tissue considered especially as food: a : flesh 2b; also : flesh of a mammal as opposed to fowl or fish b : flesh 1a; specifically : flesh of domesticated animals
3 archaic : 1meal 1; especially : dinner
4 a : the core of something : heart b : pith 2b <a novel with meat>
5 : favorite pursuit or interest

from Oxford's dictionary of the English language

food (arch. and dial. exc. as in meat and drink, flesh meat) OE.; flesh, food

And you tell others they say idiotic things. roflmao

 

[AnnaG]

I haven't yet called anyone an idiot-I have noted that what they posted is idiocy.Also one recommended movie was made a by a (certified) idiot.

There is a difference.

And now for your edification-these pics were taken in English Bay a 20 minute bike ride and 5 minute boat ride from my house 08/08/2008.

I wish I could say I took them but I didn't my fishing partner did my camera was @ home.Note we were in a 15.5' RIH so were literally arm's length from the Orcas at times.

I have books full of Orca and various Cetacea pics to scan and maybe one day when I retire.....

wowwee you know what whales look like hoorah :sleepy1:

 

[Nuggler]

Just reacting in kind, dipshyte.

Quoting bill barilko The whole Whale hunt is unsustainable and will die on it's own no need to start childish boycotts.

You said above, then call someone clueless!!! when they agree.

You need help, soon.

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[bill barilko]

wowwee you know what whales look like hoorah

Eat your sour old heart out-not too many Whales in Kootenay or Arrow Lakes last I was there.I realise it's difficult for you snowbound instant internet experts when someone shows you a slice of real life-maybe it's time to go and chop a few cords of wood for the next 6 weeks of winter.

I invite everyone here to share their Cetacean photos/real life experiences with Cetacea around the world.


Linked below are shots of a pod of Pilot Whales doing there slo-mo migration along the Pacific Coast of Colombia.You may see faint lines across the photos-those are fishing lines being trolled for Tuna/Dorado/Mackarel.

 

[AnnaG]

I've been hearing about the poor whales for over 50 years and their populations have only grown during that time; kinda like the polar bears.

Straight out bullshyte:
blue whales:

NPCA | Humpback Whale

Sperm whales are down to about 200,000 from over 1.1 million.

etc
etc
etc
etc

 

[AnnaG]

quite the piece of work aren't you?

Do you think anyone pays attention to your postings when you insult people like that?

newsflash - pot calls kettle black

 

[Liberalman]

All animal rights activists should remember that fruits and vegatables have rights too.
But the vegan don't care they like to eat all those foods while they are alive because when you pick those foods they still are growing.

 

[Nuggler]

newsflash - pot calls kettle black

Sure, now I"m a dawdgam kettle.

Proud to be black...................................if I was.

 

[AnnaG]

All animal rights activists should remember that fruits and vegatables have rights too.
But the vegan don't care they like to eat all those foods while they are alive because when you pick those foods they still are growing.

Speaking of "vegatables" .... lol

 

[AnnaG]

Sure, now I"m a dawdgam kettle.

Proud to be black...................................if I was.

And I am sure you make wonderful tea.

 

[cdn_bc_ca]

I haven't yet called anyone an idiot-I have noted that what they posted is idiocy.Also one recommended movie was made a by a (certified) idiot.

There is a difference.

I have books full of Orca and various Cetacea pics to scan and maybe one day when I retire.....

Wow, two idiots living in the same city.... what are the odds of that? Unfortunately for you and I, the other idiot that made the documentary The Cove (2009) has an academy award, if that means anything to you.

Anyway, even if the documentary is what you say it is, it's still worth watching (as with the other documentaries I posted previously) simply because it makes you think about what you're eating and where it comes from and it's impact on society and the environment.... or you could just live your life blissfully ignorant.

 

[Machjo]

Protests against Japan's continuing violation of the international ban on whaling seem to have had little affect on Japan. The country continues to allow hunting of whales under the guise of "scientific" research. Most of the whales from these "science" expeditions seem to end up on Japanese dinner plates. However, there is something that the Japanese are highly sensitive to as was clearly illustrated by the head of Toyota in his pilgrimage to the US to apologize for defects in his company's products. Whaling is a very tiny part of Japan's GNP. If consumers refused to buy Japanese and let the Japanese know why they were doing it, almost certainly the Japanese would suddenly decide that these whaling "research" expeditions were no longer necessary. Such a boycott would not have to be on a large scale. Even a drop of just one percent in Japan's overseas sales would eclipse the value of all whales taken by Japan each year. Money talks and the Japanese have shown they are most adept at listening to money.

Japan has the mega-markets of South Korea and china practically next door. Russia isn't so far off either. And just to its South it's got Indonesia and other South East Asian countries. And if it's willing to venture just a little Farther still, it's got the whole Indian Market to sell to. Canada can boycott Japan all it wants, but Japan will just find another market anyway. Good luck.

 

[Machjo]

Yeah but in the mean time, where are we going to get our electronics from?

South Korea (Samsung), Europe (Ericsson), China, the US, and even Canada itself produce electronics. Sure we'd likely suffer a little owing to Japan having some products that are not available elsewhere, but we'd survive.

 

[bill barilko]

I very much doubt anyone here owns any Japanese electronics-they're extremely expensive and not widely distributed in Canada.

Chinese or Korean OTOH-...........