Sea Shepherd Solidarity Protest/Demo against Whaling and Dolphin Slaughter NYC 9-1-09 pt2

[jukio02]

@mostly4moderate lol, well said

[jukio02]

RACIST. their all racist, they are generalizing the entire nation of japan. what about canada? america? denmark? what about their whale slaughtering?

[irishveganboy]

Stop Whaling and STOP killing dolphins.

[AreYouKidding204]

Well done! Would have loved to join your ranks.

[isanatori]

"We will never compromise!"

Well, nobody is negotiating with them. The Sea Shepherd can't even go to IWC meetings, their observer status has been revoked in 1987.

These people are just gullible and believe Watson's lies.

Japanese research is legal and antarctic minke whales are abundant enough to sustain the catch levels.

[ArodWingfoot]

@isanatori But they do it in an established whale Sanctuary. Norway kills about as many whales but they are not doing it in a sanctuary.

[isanatori]

@ArodWingfoot

the whale sanctuary you're talking about (nor the moratorium) doesn't apply to research whaling under special permit as defined by article 8 of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, the founding text of the IWC. The Japanese are not violating the sanctuary as it doesn't apply to their research program.

[ArodWingfoot]

@isanatori Well seeing as the research has yet to come out with any new evidence that was not already known it is pretty obvious they are commercially killing whales claiming research. If they cared so much about this research why not use non fatal methods which are just as effective and in many cases more effective?

[isanatori]

@ArodWingfoot

If you read the documents of the IWC scientific committee, you'll find out that the data provided by the Japanese research programs are used for the committee's work. Recently, a US official even recognized that the Japanese had the best whale science.

As for non-lethal methods, they unfortunately aren't effective as lethal methods. The Japanese programs includes such non-lethal means, though, relying on the best method to obtain data.

[ArodWingfoot]

@isanatori I have to thank you for being the first to come on an not just insult my intelligence while having nothing to back it up. It's nice to see civility every once and awhile. The IWC has also stated that the Japanese should be using nonlethal methods because some are far more beneficial. For instance tagging a whale gives you a far better look into migration than killing ever will. My biggest thing is they do it in an established whale sanctuary.

[isanatori]

@ArodWingfoot Thank you too for your polite manners. I wish there were more ppl like you on Youtube. Concerning what you say the IWC has stated, you're referring to non binding resolutions passed by simple majority by the anti-whaling countries. As for tagging and other non lethal methods, they are not applicable to all whale species. Antarctic minke whales are too abundant and don't come close enough to coasts to keep track of them on their migration routes.

[ArodWingfoot]

@isanatori That is very true, however the Japanese have not openly objected to the IWC they simply whale under the guise of research. There are still other alternatives. I think that they need to put some research into nonlethal methods, or at very least faster kill methods, it takes about 30 minutes for a whale to die, and not have it in a sanctuary. Norway kills about as many as Japan, but they don't do it in a sanctuary. I don't agree with it, but I protest them,

[r2d23196a]

I am an Australian and can tell i had no idea on the details of Watson or his past! this has changed my outlook on the actions being taken but not the overall issue to any stretch of the imagination. The Australian government ie: Mr Kevin Rudd promised us action on whaling and that he would take Japan to court but nothing even relatively near has happened, the IWC does nothing in the way of action towards whales or dolphins and politics clearly doesnt have any affect on this subject!

[r2d23196a]

i agree, this protest if of little significance to the big picture and somthing of this nature is very unlikely to help at all. But for too long we have stood by and done nothing, i just dont understand why this is so. a protest of this nature is not going to do anything other than raise awareness and i understand this, im just happy to see somthing being done, no matter how small

[r2d23196a]

I do not wish to argue with but i have only this to say, "baby steps for a learning planet"

[r2d23196a]

it is up to you how you wish to take my comment but i do not mean it in an offensive way! I do understand what you are saying but i cannot believe that the world cannot fix this problem, we are already well onto the path of destruction but we are not talking about changing an issue when you state your thoughts on our ecosystem, we are talking about changing the world! If we cannot unite nations then what hope do we have of even attempting to face the problems that you speak of?

[r2d23196a]

aww get over it, these guys are focusing on the things we can do now and looking out for our future, what do u do? if we cant fix this one issue that has risen its head so prominently then how can we even dream of stopping the big issues like logging.

y dont u just think man

[askalice50]

You guys rock!

[killians57]

Kudos for the protest,wish i could have been there!