Policies governing the distribution of by-products from scientific and small-scale coastal whaling in Japan |
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Authors: | Aiko Endo Masahiro Yamao |
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Affiliation: | Department of Bioresource Science, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan |
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Abstract: | The Japanese government is committed to resuming sustainable commercial whaling, both on the high seas and along the Japanese coastline. To this end scientific whaling programs are supported with public money and the byproducts of the catch are distributed to the public and utilized in a variety of ways. Here we review the policies which govern how these byproducts are disseminated within Japan, as well as how the population as a whole makes use of whale resources. Possibilities for the future, if and when the international moratorium on commercial whaling ends, are also discussed. |
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Keywords: | Whaling industry State policy Distribution channels Byproducts High seas Coastal whaling Whale watching |
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