Editorial Comment:
Japan's whaling fleet is again on its way to the Antarctic whale sanctuary to illegally kill minke whales for meat nobody wants to eat, financed in part by tsunami recovery funds! A bizarre, bordering on insane, scenario.
Funded by the public of many Nations Sea Shepherds three vessels have also set sail to monitor and disrupt the Japanese Whaling effort. However Japan's fleet will be protected by security vessels increasing the risk of danger to lives of those involved in both sides of the conflict.
How much longer will the Governments of the USA, Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia standby and ignore the will of their civil societies? Its time to bring this fiasco to a halt before someone loses their life.
Japan must withdraw from the IWC and focus its attention on the vital issue of management of the world's fisheries to ensure 'Food Security' for its people and the peoples of the World. We have reviewed this issue in the article 'Why think of Whales at Christmas' .
The fundamental conservation issues that Member Nations of the IWC ought to be focussing on are clearly set-out in the 'Conservation and Values - Global Cetacean Summary Report' prepared by the Australian Government. Lets hope common sense brings a fresh start to the affiars of the IWC in the coming year.
Get your Community involved in the Humpback ICON Project. Sixty seven Australian Communities, like Hervey Bay, are now supporting Australian Humpback Whales. Check if your Community is involved in the Humpback ICON Project. Get the latest HIP News the HIP Brief and the HIP Fact Sheet.
Check Help Save Our Humpbacks for information about what you can do to continue pressure to help the Eastern Australian Humpback Whales.
Check iWhales.org. Movies, sounds and photography of Eastern Australian Humpbacks recorded during our Annual Whale Research Expedtions in Hervey Bay are now availble as DVD's or downloadable films.
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The 60 minute Audio CD Album titled 'Songlines - Songs of the Eastern Australian Humpbacks' featuring 'Migaloo' is now availble online.
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