Tue Oct 2, 2012, 11:59 PM
Judi Lynn (77,551 posts)
Japan: Whaling Group Suffers Financial Loss
Source: New York Times
Japan: Whaling Group Suffers Financial Loss By MARTIN FACKLER Published: October 2, 2012 The Institute of Cetacean Research, the government group that operates Japan’s widely criticized research whaling, suffered a nearly crippling financial blow last year when its annual hunt in the Antarctic Ocean was disrupted by an environmental group, a Japanese newspaper reported Tuesday. It said the institute suffered a loss of $20.5 million, requiring additional financing from the government. The newspaper said the group, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, limited the whaling fleet’s catch to 172 whales, or one-third of its take the year before. The institute relies on the sale of whale meat to finance a large part of its operations, experts say. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/world/asia/japan-whaling-group-suffers-financial-loss.html?_r=0 
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 Japan: Whaling Group Suffers Financial Loss (Original post) |
Judi Lynn | Oct 2012 | OP |
| Scairp | Oct 2012 | #1 | |
| niyad | Oct 2012 | #2 | |
| defacto7 | Oct 2012 | #3 | |
| wtmusic | Oct 2012 | #4 | |
| obamanut2012 | Oct 2012 | #44 | |
| roody | Oct 2012 | #5 | |
| Archae | Oct 2012 | #6 | |
| Hassin Bin Sober | Oct 2012 | #8 | |
| masmdu | Oct 2012 | #17 | |
| Nihil | Oct 2012 | #18 | |
| rwsanders | Oct 2012 | #19 | |
| catbyte | Oct 2012 | #29 | |
| wordpix | Oct 2012 | #62 | |
| obamanut2012 | Oct 2012 | #45 | |
| Astazia | Oct 2012 | #7 | |
| Liberalynn | Oct 2012 | #64 | |
| Indi Guy | Oct 2012 | #9 | |
| AsahinaKimi | Oct 2012 | #10 | |
| Scairp | Oct 2012 | #11 | |
| Kolesar | Oct 2012 | #14 | |
| AndyTiedye | Oct 2012 | #21 | |
| Kolesar | Oct 2012 | #35 | |
| Scairp | Oct 2012 | #52 | |
| Grave Grumbler | Oct 2012 | #20 | |
| GliderGuider | Oct 2012 | #22 | |
| Duppers | Oct 2012 | #25 | |
| Grave Grumbler | Oct 2012 | #32 | |
| Kolesar | Oct 2012 | #36 | |
| Grave Grumbler | Oct 2012 | #38 | |
| Duppers | Oct 2012 | #37 | |
| Grave Grumbler | Oct 2012 | #39 | |
| Duppers | Oct 2012 | #43 | |
| obamanut2012 | Oct 2012 | #48 | |
| fil62793skx | Oct 2012 | #59 | |
| bongbong | Oct 2012 | #28 | |
| Grave Grumbler | Oct 2012 | #34 | |
| bongbong | Oct 2012 | #41 | |
| Grave Grumbler | Oct 2012 | #50 | |
| bongbong | Oct 2012 | #55 | |
| LanternWaste | Oct 2012 | #67 | |
| Duppers | Oct 2012 | #42 | |
| Grave Grumbler | Oct 2012 | #47 | |
| obamanut2012 | Oct 2012 | #46 | |
| Grave Grumbler | Oct 2012 | #51 | |
| flvegan | Oct 2012 | #66 | |
| snooper2 | Oct 2012 | #63 | |
| catbyte | Oct 2012 | #30 | |
| obamanut2012 | Oct 2012 | #49 | |
| AsahinaKimi | Oct 2012 | #61 | |
| fascisthunter | Oct 2012 | #60 | |
| Vidar | Oct 2012 | #12 | |
| JustABozoOnThisBus | Oct 2012 | #13 | |
| zorro1 | Oct 2012 | #15 | |
| DirkGently | Oct 2012 | #16 | |
| GliderGuider | Oct 2012 | #23 | |
| Duppers | Oct 2012 | #26 | |
| arikara | Oct 2012 | #31 | |
| Crunchy Frog | Oct 2012 | #24 | |
| Larkspur | Oct 2012 | #27 | |
| zappaman | Oct 2012 | #33 | |
| obamanut2012 | Oct 2012 | #40 | |
| life long demo | Oct 2012 | #53 | |
| xchrom | Oct 2012 | #54 | |
| Ash_F | Oct 2012 | #56 | |
| NCarolinawoman | Oct 2012 | #65 | |
| ZombieHorde | Oct 2012 | #57 | |
| Coexist | Oct 2012 | #58 |
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 12:06 AM
1. Hurray for Sea Shepherds!
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Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 12:11 AM
defacto7 (3,205 posts)
3. GOOD! Glad to hear it.
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Japan can't just finger the planet forever and get away with it.
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Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 12:15 AM
wtmusic (37,723 posts)
4. But...but...I thought it was a RESEARCH vessel? nt
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 12:31 AM
roody (7,489 posts)
5. Spectacular news!!
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 12:49 AM
6. I just wonder what will happen to the lower-level workers.
Response to Archae (Reply #6)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:08 AM
Hassin Bin Sober (8,607 posts)
8. Yeah, well maybe they shouldn't have held up those snarky "we're doing research" signs....
Response to Archae (Reply #6)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:53 AM
17. Neither "pricey" nor "high-society"...Whale is readily available in the local super markets.
Response to Archae (Reply #6)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 09:37 AM
Nihil (11,227 posts)
18. I don't distinguish between the two groups in that particular "industry"
Response to Archae (Reply #6)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 10:07 AM
19. They'd probably make more money from whale-watching tours anyway.
Response to Archae (Reply #6)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:22 PM
catbyte (3,945 posts)
29. Sorry, but tough shit. Japan's whaling industry is an obscenity
Response to Archae (Reply #6)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:16 PM
obamanut2012 (9,971 posts)
45. It is mainly elderly folks who eat whale meat
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:04 AM
Astazia (259 posts)
7. WooooHooooo*~*SEA SHEPHERDS!!!!
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WAY TO GO!!!!!SUCH GOOD NEWS!!!
  
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Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:18 AM
9. Can't wait to see this on the next season of "Whale Wars"... n/t
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:20 AM
AsahinaKimi (18,069 posts)
10. Maybe they should consider another kind of occupation...
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #10)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 04:28 AM
11. Yes, well they aren't exactly conservationists
Response to Scairp (Reply #11)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 06:15 AM
Kolesar (29,305 posts)
14. Grow soybeans then
Response to Kolesar (Reply #14)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:08 PM
AndyTiedye (22,973 posts)
21. Much of Japan's Best Farmland (What Little They Have) is Radioactive Now
Response to AndyTiedye (Reply #21)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:32 PM
Kolesar (29,305 posts)
35. Organic farmers claim they get much higher yields than contemporary farmers
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #10)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 11:18 AM
20. Speaking of whale meat, I'm going to get the chance to try it next year.
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A friend of mine and I will be travelling to Iceland, and he's something of a "foodie", always getting me to try increasingly exotic dishes.
He also wants to try puffin while we're at it. |
Response to Grave Grumbler (Reply #20)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:15 PM
22. I love the Spotted Owl...
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It tastes like chicken!
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Response to Grave Grumbler (Reply #20)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:59 PM
Duppers (4,469 posts)
25. heard dog is good
Could try bush meat while you're at it too. |
Response to Grave Grumbler (Reply #32)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:34 PM
Kolesar (29,305 posts)
36. You sound bored and anxious. Go get some fresh air
Response to Kolesar (Reply #36)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:47 PM
38. Basketball? Blech. I prefer wargames.
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A little Squad Leader might be just the thing!
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Response to Grave Grumbler (Reply #32)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:47 PM
Duppers (4,469 posts)
37. I don't eat pigs
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Response to Grave Grumbler (Reply #32)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:23 PM
obamanut2012 (9,971 posts)
48. um hmmmm
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Response to Grave Grumbler (Reply #20)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:17 PM
28. Another one to try
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Eat some human while you're at it.
repigs are the best, since they're almost always loaded with lots and lots of delicious fat.  |
Response to bongbong (Reply #28)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:32 PM
34. You're equating eating a whale with cannibalism?
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Talk about
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Response to Grave Grumbler (Reply #34)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:03 PM
41. Where did I equate them?
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I'm not equating anything. The only way your point is correct is if "try a small carrot" is equal to "try a giant feast".
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Response to Grave Grumbler (Reply #50)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 04:09 PM
55. LOL
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> Why did you suggest that I eat human flesh rather than that of a cod?
Because that's what I felt like typing. Can't get much simpler than that! |
Response to Grave Grumbler (Reply #50)
Thu Oct 4, 2012, 01:54 PM
67. As you implied, meat is simply meat-- no ethical differences.
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As you earlier implied, meat is simply meat-- no ethical differences.
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Response to Grave Grumbler (Reply #34)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:04 PM
Duppers (4,469 posts)
42. scientific article
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Response to Grave Grumbler (Reply #20)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:18 PM
obamanut2012 (9,971 posts)
46. Isn't that something for you to be proud of
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Maybe you can sample some dog and cat, too, or some horse. |
Response to Grave Grumbler (Reply #20)
Thu Oct 4, 2012, 09:54 AM
snooper2 (16,574 posts)
63. it actually pretty much sucks, like a big fat Tilapia
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And unless you caught it on your own you know how Tilapia taste, being they raised with tons of them swimming in their own shit in the same small tank
If you really want to be all "Exotic" posting random messages on the Internet why don't you just say you plan on trying some Tonkin sunb-nosed monkey?  |
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #10)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:24 PM
catbyte (3,945 posts)
30. School children don't eat whale meat unless they're the Japanese version of Romney
Response to catbyte (Reply #30)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:25 PM
obamanut2012 (9,971 posts)
49. It's served in the rural public school
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Response to catbyte (Reply #30)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 10:35 PM
AsahinaKimi (18,069 posts)
61. I once asked my teacher about it.
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #10)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 09:13 PM
fascisthunter (28,604 posts)
60. agreed!
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 05:14 AM
JustABozoOnThisBus (9,912 posts)
13. Two key words: "government group"
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:28 AM
DirkGently (6,655 posts)
16. Guess the tsunami relief funds diverted to whaling
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:17 PM
23. Hats off to Paul Watson and his brave crews!
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No matter what personal mud gets thrown at him, Watson has my eternal respect.
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Response to GliderGuider (Reply #23)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:04 PM
Duppers (4,469 posts)
26. same here.
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Glad to to hear that my small donations to this worthy cause are paying off. Damn Japanese. |
Response to Duppers (Reply #26)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:25 PM
arikara (4,043 posts)
31. I give them a donation
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:20 PM
24. I'm weeping.
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This is just so sad.
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Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:31 PM
zappaman (8,328 posts)
33. Awesome! n/t
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:56 PM
obamanut2012 (9,971 posts)
40. Hurrah for the Sea Shepherd and her crew!
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Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:44 PM
53. I am hoping Japan will disband the whaling fleet.
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 04:04 PM
xchrom (90,443 posts)
54. May this financial success follow them into the future.
Response to Ash_F (Reply #56)
Thu Oct 4, 2012, 11:04 AM
NCarolinawoman (2,051 posts)
65. Exactly.
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One would be too much. But 172 ...
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Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 05:25 PM
ZombieHorde (23,832 posts)
57. Loss of money speaks very loudly to many people.
