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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart
From what I know, dolphin/whale hunting in Japan is regulated and limited in which the fish stocks are sustainable, but it pretty much seem to me that these enviromentalists are under-informed and overly passionate like their Jeemah Islamiah counterparts. Why are they not designated as extreme groups in Japan since they do all these sort of bullshit? Also, the whalers could have just radioed/called to the authorities (assuming they have phones onboard) and get the Japanese navy to bring them in if they are in Japanese waters. There is always the deck gun if these nuts try to ram the navy ships too.
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Not that I've precisely researched the subject, but from what I know, Japan's quotas (decided, of course, by their own government) are deemed too high by scientists and other countries who don't profit quite as much from whaling. Besides, they use "science" vessels to get around various international restrictions.
Not to condone sea shepherds or anything, but I understand their concerns.