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Originally Posted by rubenandthejets
Zero income from unharvested whales?
Whale watching is a multi million dollar industry in Australia and New Zealand.
Whale meat sits unsold in shops all over Japan. The only reason it's still happening here is because its a vote buying rort.
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Fair enough. I did not take into account the use of whales as part of the tourist industry.I cede that point.
Nonetheless I think it is fair to say that the percentage of people who take tours into the antarctic oceans solely for the purpose of whale watching is negligible and that harvesting whales in this area does provide income for Japanese families.
edit- darn it. I meant to provide some figures relating to the annual income of the Japanese whaling industry and I forgot. Please wait until I can dig them up, I know I've got the book somewhere. Otherwise, just disregard this post.