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Originally Posted by Aragorn
I don't agree with Japanese whaling, but if you look at the BBC In Depth guide to whales, the Minke whale is described as 'lower risk' with about 450,000 in the Southern Hemisphere, and Japan is planning to catch 950. |
The population figure is a bit meaningless without some paramaters ... how many mature breeding pairs? How long from birth to maturity? Length of life cycle?
Japan may only be catching 950, but if the population doesn't grow by that much this year, there will be a net decrease. And if, as we expect, they seek to use their 'research' to claim the population is in rude health and commercial whaling can resume, how many whales per year might be caught then?