Whale meat from research for sale

thomas · Dec 11, 2002, 17:19

Whale meat from research for sale

Sales of some 409 tons of whale meat from Japan's research whaling in the North Pacific began Monday in wholesale markets nationwide, according to a statement released by the Tokyo-based Institute of Cetacean Research.

The meat is from 100 minke whales, 50 Bryde's whales, 39 sei whales and five sperm whales caught as part of what Japan calls its research program from July to October, the statement said.

=> http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content...94&display=all

Related info:

Whale meat in Japan

=> http://www.upstarts.net.au/site/non_...con_main2.html

lineartube · Dec 12, 2002, 07:08

Hey, I'm with PETA (People for the Eating of Tasty Animals).

I'm joking but sometimes people overact with customs that they aren't familiarized with, like the esting of of whale of even dog.

brewdude · Dec 12, 2002, 16:20

SO which kind of whale tastes best to you think. THey never tell us that. It would be information I want to know. I am not spending 1000 yen on some substandatd crappy tasting whale

thomas · Dec 12, 2002, 16:47

Brewdude, that's an easy question. The more endangered the species the tastier it is. It's called the "Me-too, Me-too" syndrome which is the initial stage of the "Oishii, ne?!" frenzy.

/me opens his second eye and gets some coffee

Anastasia · Dec 13, 2002, 06:28

okay i've been wanting to know, they call it research whaling..
WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY RESEARCHING???? "How quickly can we wipe out the remaining species of whales" ???? this makes absolutly no sense to me and is an insult to science!

NoWrongInWhaling · Dec 13, 2002, 13:16

>okay i've been wanting to know, they call it research whaling..
>WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY RESEARCHING???? "How quickly can
>we wipe out the remaining species of whales" ???? this makes
>absolutly no sense to me and is an insult to science!

Hang on, you say you don't know what they are researching (or why presumably), and yet you can pass it off as an insult to science?

Do you really think that they will wipe out a single species of whales by their lethal research programs? Where did you get that idea? Do you know the estimates of how many whales of each species there actually are? Do some maths, you will see that what they are doing is about as likely to drive a species to extinction as I am likely to be hit by a bus when I cross the street for lunch in a few minutes.

Also, although some species wre severely depleted by the large scale oil whaling operations of the past, none of them were ever completely wiped out, thankfully.

Dec 11, 2002, 17:19	#1
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Whale meat from research for sale Whale meat from research for sale Sales of some 409 tons of whale meat from Japan's research whaling in the North Pacific began Monday in wholesale markets nationwide, according to a statement released by the Tokyo-based Institute of Cetacean Research. The meat is from 100 minke whales, 50 Bryde's whales, 39 sei whales and five sperm whales caught as part of what Japan calls its research program from July to October, the statement said. => http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content...94&display=all Related info: Whale meat in Japan => http://www.upstarts.net.au/site/non_...con_main2.html __________________ Remember what the dormouse said, feed your head, feed your head!

Dec 12, 2002, 07:08	#2
lineartube free spirit Join Date: Oct 29, 2002 Location: Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal Age: 33 Posts: 389	Hey, I'm with PETA (People for the Eating of Tasty Animals). I'm joking but sometimes people overact with customs that they aren't familiarized with, like the esting of of whale of even dog. __________________ Ln.

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Dec 12, 2002, 16:20	#3
brewdude Sandanme Join Date: Nov 28, 2002 Location: Manhattan Posts: 25	SO which kind of whale tastes best to you think. THey never tell us that. It would be information I want to know. I am not spending 1000 yen on some substandatd crappy tasting whale

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thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Brewdude, that's an easy question. The more endangered the species the tastier it is. It's called the "Me-too, Me-too" syndrome which is the initial stage of the "Oishii, ne?!" frenzy. /me opens his second eye and gets some coffee

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Anastasia Canadian eh? Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Age: 26 Posts: 169	okay i've been wanting to know, they call it research whaling.. WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY RESEARCHING???? "How quickly can we wipe out the remaining species of whales" ???? this makes absolutly no sense to me and is an insult to science!

Dec 13, 2002, 13:16	#6
NoWrongInWhaling Junior Member Join Date: Dec 4, 2002 Posts: 13	>okay i've been wanting to know, they call it research whaling.. >WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY RESEARCHING???? "How quickly can >we wipe out the remaining species of whales" ???? this makes >absolutly no sense to me and is an insult to science! Hang on, you say you don't know what they are researching (or why presumably), and yet you can pass it off as an insult to science? Do you really think that they will wipe out a single species of whales by their lethal research programs? Where did you get that idea? Do you know the estimates of how many whales of each species there actually are? Do some maths, you will see that what they are doing is about as likely to drive a species to extinction as I am likely to be hit by a bus when I cross the street for lunch in a few minutes. Also, although some species wre severely depleted by the large scale oil whaling operations of the past, none of them were ever completely wiped out, thankfully.