IT’S NOT JUST THE MEAT. THE JAPANESE ALSO OBTAIN VALUABLE OIL FROM THE WHALES.

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(6) IT’S NOT JUST THE MEAT. THE JAPANESE ALSO OBTAIN VALUABLE OIL FROM THE WHALES.

Whale oil is the oil obtained from the blubber of various species of whales, particularly the three species of Right Whale and the Bowhead Whale (None of which are on Japan’s hunt list in the Southern Ocean) prior to the modern era, as well as several other species of baleen whale (like the Minke whale which Japan does hunt).

The first principal use of whale oil was as an illuminant in lamps and as candle wax. Whale oil later came to be used in oiling wools for combing and other uses. It was the first of any animal or mineral oil to achieve commercial viability. It was also used to heal soldiers' wounds in war.

However, with the 1986 International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium on commercial whaling, whale oil has all but ceased to be viable, as substitutes have been found for all of the original uses of whale oil, most notably jojoba oil.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_oil

Today almost any whale product may be replaced by an equivalent which does not involve killing animals. In previous centuries there was much less choice, and whale products were highly valued for their oil.

It is indeed true, the oil of the sperm whale is the essential ingredient needed to make a uranium bomb. No synthetic oil can do the job. However, (A) sperm whales aren’t being hunted and (B) Who needs Nuclear weapons? The Japanese should be the first to say no to Nuclear weapons.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/trek/4wd/nukes_diffs.htm

Clearly, there is no longer a need for whale products like there was up until the 20th century.



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