WHALING IS A PROFITIBLE INDUSTRY IN JAPAN. ARE YOU OUT TO CRASH THIS INDUSTRY?

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(Cool WHALING IS A PROFITIBLE INDUSTRY IN JAPAN. ARE YOU OUT TO CRASH THIS INDUSTRY?

Whaling is hardly a profitable industry. Japan has close to 4,000 tons of whale meat from its 'scientific' whaling programme in cold storage - uneaten, unsold, and unwanted.

http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/news/fearing-us-reaction-japanese

It is estimated in late October 2006. Japan's whaling industry is worth about 6 million dollars, Iceland's is about 20 million dollars, and Norway's is 75 million dollars as more people consume the meat in the latter countries than they do in Japan. The Japanese government gives the fisheries department $10 US million dollars a year to subsidise the whale industry.

http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:5kMIG1Hm6GUJ:www.abc.net.au/tv/btn/stories/s1776750.htm+japan%27s+whaling+industry+worth&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=17&gl=au

Because of the bursting whale-meat inventories, Japan is trying to introduce surpluses to school children under School lunchtime programs. Many of these children don’t like the taste and would prefer their contemporary sushi rolls.

http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=68591023407


What is a profitable industry is the Whale watching industry.

Whale watching is primarily a commercial activity estimated to be worth up to US $1billion per annum worldwide to whale watching operations and their local communities.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01E1DE1030F93AA3575AC0A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1

In Australia alone, the whale watching businesses draw over 1.5million people annually, pumping an estimated $225 US million dollars into the Australian Economy.

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Japan_whalers_off_to_hunt_humpbacks_expedition_chief_999.html

The whale watching industry argue that whaling kills "friendly" whales that are curious about boats, as these whales are the easiest to catch. This analysis claims that once the economic benefits of hotels, restaurants and other tourist amenities are considered, hunting whales is a net economic loss.

The facts and figures make it clear, whale watching is a growing billion-dollar industry that provides more revenue and more equitable distribution of profits than commercial whaling.

Peru, Uruguay, Australia, and New Zealand also support proposals to permanently forbid whaling south of the Equator, as Indonesia is the only country in the Southern Hemisphere with a whaling industry.

http://www.ecozine.co.uk/Whaling1.htm



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