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 __ Topic __ Anti Whaling protests by Greenpeace  __ Sub Questions __ 
 * What methods do greenpeace use to protest against whaling ??
 * How do the japanese justify their whaling and get around commercial whaling bans ??
 * What results have their been due to the protesting ??
 *      How has greenpeaces protesting affected our relations with other countries ??



 __Introduction__   Although Greenpeace has only been been protesting against it since since 1975, comercial whaling has been around since the 1800s and the hunting of whales has been traced back to 6000 BC. It has driven many whale species to the edge of extinction.   The blue whales of the Antarctic are at less than 1 percent of their original abundance, despite 40 years of complete protection. Some populations of whales are recovering but others are not. Japanese delegates refer to a 1990 estimate of the Antarctic minke population being 760,000. But that figure was withdrawn by the IWC ( International Whaling Commision ) in 2000 because recent surveys found far fewer. The Antarctic Minke is the main species of whale being targeted by japanese whaling ships. The new estimates are half the old in all the areas that has been resurveyed. The IWC’s scientists do not understand the reasons for this and so far have not been able to agree a new estimate.  

__ Methods Of Protest __ <span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif">Greenpeace uses many forms of protest to get its point across. You very commonly see their visual protests in flyers, tv adds, websites and other campaigns. There is even an example of crew members from an anti whaling protest ship spelling out the words " Help End Whaling " with their bodies, (See the picture below). Greenpeace also uses literacy as a method of protest, writing letters and appeals to other activists and global welfare agencies. Last but not least they use physical protest to stop whaling ships by making barriers and boarding their ships. In recent protest a greenpeace ship blocked a japanese whaling ship from a pod of whales and as a result colided with although it is unclear weather one ship perposly hit the other or if it was just an 'accident'.



__ Whaling Regulations __ <span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif">The Japanese are able to whale due to taking advantage of IWC ( International Whaling Commision ) loopholes. These allow member countries to hunt whales for ‘scientific’ purposes, or by filing objections to IWC decisions and so ' technically ' remaining unbound by them, Japan and Norway continue to hunt whales. A come back of international trade in whale products it is said would have devastating consequnces. Pirate whalers would have an even greater incentive to hunt whales, as it would become easier for them to smuggle illegal whale meat into Japan. Even with the current trade ban in place, illegal whale meat from both abundant and endangered species of whales is regularly discovered on sale in Japan.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif"> __<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif">Results of Protest __ Since Greenpeace first started protesting against whaling in 1975 the number of countries that allowed commercial whaling has dropped from over 12 to only 3, Japan, Norway and Iceland. Many countries now acknowledge the need for the protection of whales due to more of the general public being educated to what is going on. Greenpeace continues to protest against whaleing and tell people about how the whale population has declined due to commercial whaling. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif"> __ Effects Internationally __ <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif">The protests by Greenpeace effect our relations with other countries in many ways. One of the better ones is that the  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif">   Japanese tradition of eating whale meat is dying out, Research by the Japanese Bureau of Statistics shows that the Japanese now consume more of beef, pork and chicken and the amount of whalemeat eaten has been dropping since the mid 1960s. Surveys done by greenpeace show that it is mainly the older population in Japan that still consume whale meat. Two thirds of the Japanese public are either against whaling, or haven’t an opinion either way. Only one per cent of the population eat whale meat more than once a month, and over 60% haven’t eaten whale meat since childhood. <span style="COLOR: #0bef38; FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif">    But the effect on the relationship with the japanese government and that of other countries whos whaling greenpeace opposes was not so good. The New Zealand government openly opposes Japans whaling and has warned their whaling fleet not to enter New Zealands Antarctic waters. This can effect trade etc realtions with their country.

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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif"> __References:__ <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif">http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans/whaling

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif">http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/campaigns/oceans/whales

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