Whale Wars, anybody watch

[Amber Lamps]

It's a touchy feelie objection... these people don't care about facts or figures. No number of whales being harvested is acceptable to these kooks.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

It's a touchy feelie objection... these people don't care about facts or figures. No number of whales being harvested is acceptable to these kooks.

good, cause then we wouldn't get this damn fine TV, now shut up with your gayness and enjoy the greatness of the whackjobs.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by goof2

As Trip said the majority of whales they kill (Minke) are nowhere near extinction, or even endangered (population estimates usually start at the mid hundreds of thousands and go up from there). For the species more at risk the Japanese limit themselves to 50 each year out of estimated populations in the tens of thousands. I guess it comes down to what a person's objection is. If it is a moral objection, tough shit. If it is an environmental/species protection issue then the Minke killings should be acceptable.

The whales of those other species, that they "only take in limited numbers", are smaller and smaller each year. That means a dwindling population, that will eventually be unsustainable.

[Trip]

Here is this past year's quota: 935 minke, 50 fin and 50 humpback whales per season

[Kaneman]

You guys have seen the Whale Wars South Park episode right?

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

You guys have seen the Whale Wars South Park episode right?

yes, it's not as good as the real whale wars

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

The whales of those other species, that they "only take in limited numbers", are smaller and smaller each year. That means a dwindling population, that will eventually be unsustainable.

Not only have I not seen any research willing to state populations of fin or humpbacks year over year, most of the research I have seen specifically states that the numbers they give are too inaccurate to suggest population trends. I'd be interested to see any research you have come across to the contrary though.

[Trip]

They just said a fin whale is worth a $1 million dollars and a minke is 250 thousand to the japanese. Who wants to go kill some fuckin whales with me?

[derf]

Originally Posted by Trip

They just said a fin whale is worth a $1 million dollars and a minke is 250 thousand to the japanese. Who wants to go kill some fuckin whales with me?

I'm japanese! sorta, ish, at least I can be if I squint real hard

[Gas Man]

I just watched the 2 most recent episodes. Plus they were on leno last night. It is a decent show. I just wish they had some military navy guys on board instead of just a bunch of hippies.

I will admit I enjoyed seeing them suceed when they had both boats on that factory boats ass!

I do agree with what they are doing. Whales shouldn't be hunted for any reason. Especially in a santuary. I just wish they had better/more agressive tactics.