At least 10 countries still practice whaling. (graphic picture)

[ZombieHorde]

Canada
Caribbean (4 per year)
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Iceland
Indonesia
Japan
Norway
Russia
United States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaling">Link to Wikipedia page on whaling.


Pilot whales (technically dolphins) which were hunted by Faroe Islands.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Horrible.

US whaling limited to native americans up north, no?

Meanwhile, fuck the rest of them, and the shark fin hunters, too.

[ZombieHorde]

2. "US whaling limited to native americans up north"

I believe so.

[LeftyMom]

3. That's correct.

Marine mammals are normally protected in the US by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, a well a various state laws and international treaties. However, because of tribal sovereignty and certain treaties negotiated in the past, some tribes are allowed small-scale subsistence hunts of otherwise protected species.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Successful whale hunts out in western and northern Alaska

are great celebrations for the communities. All the meat and blubber is shared and nothing is wasted. The number of whales taken per season is, of course, regulated.

I am not one to begrudge indigenous peoples their traditional ways.

[flvegan]

4. I love this picture.

[ZombieHorde]

7. I keep looking at this picture, but I don't know what I am looking at. nt

[Arctic Dave]

5. Photos of Alaskan Native Whalers

http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/alaska-natives-photos.htm

[amborin]

8. barbaric