Whales - Who Cares?

**James Deuce** · 21st June 2006, 15:01

Understood OAB, and my apologies for using the insulting dimunutive. I'd just read how many tons of whale meat were sitting in freezer storage.

**onearmedbandit** · 21st June 2006, 17:06

Wasn't really aimed at you Jim2, but just generally. I too don't agree with hunting past their own waters, unless agreed to by the Nation concerned, nor do I agree with the present harvest numbers.

**Winston001** · 21st June 2006, 17:42

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

I too don't agree with hunting past their own waters, unless agreed to by the Nation concerned, nor do I agree with the present harvest numbers.

Hang on - the whale fishing goes on in international waters. Just like Kiwi fishermen do. That's perfectly legal and we fish off South America, Africa etc. No-one owns the fish outside territorial waters.

**The_Dover** · 21st June 2006, 17:45

Don't shout that so loud winnie the pooh, the fuckin maori will try and claim them too.

**onearmedbandit** · 21st June 2006, 18:44

Sorry Winston, maybe I should've been more precise in saying 'not including international waters', but I thought that was clear.

**Colapop** · 21st June 2006, 19:03

NZ has an economic zone of 200kms or so don't we? Isn't that enough?

**Hitcher** · 21st June 2006, 19:30

Do you know where whalers measure the size of the whales they catch?

At a whale-weigh station.

**Edbear** · 21st June 2006, 19:37

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Do you know where whalers measure the size of the whales they catch?

At a whale-weigh station.

You just couldn't help yourself, could you...

**Wolf** · 21st June 2006, 19:40

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Do you know where whalers measure the size of the whales they catch?

At a whale-weigh station.

And you know where you weigh pies?

Somewhere over the rainbow.

(Anyone doesn't get it, try singing the first couple of lines aloud)

**ogr1** · 21st June 2006, 21:26

Back to the point.......WHY!
We don't need it.......do we? All the produce once used from whales is know obsolete. We have a technology that enables us to produce and substitue anything that the poor whale could offer man. Apart from the traditional values of certain nations hunting the whale, what other viable reason is there? If they don't eat it, then what THE F@@K do they use it for?

Fox hunting has been outlawed in this country for basically the same reasons, before it becomes extinct. We don't eat it, but the Lords & toff's try to palm off their actions by saying that it's better for the harmonious balance of the countryside & wildlife.....While most of the nation say B@ll@cks! it's because your sick and twisted ego's along with your pathetic traditional values make you believe your actions warrent the cause.

Not one nation on this earth can justify the sensless culling of whale or seal for that matter!

**Winston001** · 21st June 2006, 21:28

Originally Posted by Wolf

And you know where you weigh pies?

Somewhere over the rainbow.

(Anyone doesn't get it, try singing the first couple of lines aloud)

Wear the fox hat?

**Hitcher** · 21st June 2006, 21:33

Originally Posted by Winston001

Wear the fox hat?

Whale oil beef hooked.

**Biff** · 21st June 2006, 22:18

Originally Posted by Weasel

Wales... who really cares??
Not me!

Me.

Imagine what this planet be like without Richard Burton and leeks.

Bitch.

Originally Posted by Ixion

Does this mean that Mr Biff is an endangered species?

Only if the wife finds my stash of secret prawn mags.

**Ixion** · 21st June 2006, 22:26

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Do you know where whalers measure the size of the whales they catch?

At a whale-weigh station.

Is there actually a minimum size? By analogy wth fishing laws for things like snapper one would expect there would be, but I have never seen it mentioned. Since in theory there is no commercial whaling, maybe no one ever set one.

I would have thought it easier to work by lenth, like fish.