can be very gruesome. Katherine George, of the World Society for the Protection of Animals( WSPA) says,“ All available evidence tells us there is no way to hunt and kill whales at sea without causing intense suffering. Poor weather conditions and movements of the boat and whales make it impossible to ensure a single lethal shot at sea. Whales can suffer for up to an hour before they succumb to the harpoons and rifles of the hunters. Marine mammals are sentient beings with the ability to suffer both physically and psychologically.” Basically what she is saying is that it is very hard to make a clean shot. Whales have feelings too, and they can suffer intensely for hours before they die. Whaling can be stopped though. Many organizations are against whaling, and organizations such as Greenpeace will put themselves in danger to save whales.
Whaling has many disadvantages.·
● What is the process of commercial whaling?
Whalers often had to go on voyages to find whales. When commercial whaling first started, the longest voyages were only a few weeks. As time went on and whales went further from the shore, voyages got longer and longer. The longest ever recorded was a total of 11 years.
v Whaling Tools of the Past
When whaling first began, whales were killed with handheld lances and manually thrown harpoons( which are barbed spears). In 1731, a gun was created by a whaler that shot harpoons. In the 1860s, guns were created to shoot harpoons with explosive heads.
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