Is it possible that Japan resumes Anctartic whale hunt (listening exercise)? What does 'resume' mean?
Articles to read and videos to watch about the issue:
Japanese whaling fleet to set sail for Antarctic (The Guardian)
Japan resumes 'scientific' whale hunts (The Washington Post)
Japanese whaling ships depart for Antarctic hunt (BBC news)
Have you seen the film Free Willy? Here's a video about this kind of whales. Do you know what their name is?
Here's a song by Michael Jackson:
Learn about the different uses of WOULD (BBC Learning English)
ResponderEliminarI think that is possible that Japan resumes Antarctic whale hunt, because I have read an article which said that Japan will hunt whales from December to March with a principal ship and other three ships with 160 persons.
The last season Japan couldn't hunt the whales, because the court said that it was really a commercial fishing, although the Japanese government said that it was a scientific fishing. They think these captures are necessary to assemble information about the age of the population of whales and to define this way a level of captures that doesn't threaten the survival of the species.
Resume means start again something. I have seen the film Free Willy when I was younger, but now I don't remember all the film. I know it was a killer whale.
I don’t know what will be happen, but this is like a butchery. I don’t understand the because of the hunt of whales. They don’t have the fault, only the people who want make money with them.
ResponderEliminarAnonymous has hacked nearly 100 japanese pages against the whales hunt. Although the country banded it, some companies keep doing it with scientific purposes.
Japan banded all the types of whales hunt, but before one year back to permit it.
Resume means to continue.
I haven’t seen the film Free Willy, but I think this kind of whale is a orca. I have just listened the song by Michael Jackson and it is so nice.
Andrea Gutiérrez López 4ºESO B
In this comment I am going to write about the whale hunt and the film Free Willy. The whale hunt is a very important issue that we have to be aware. I think I have watched the film Free Willy, but I am not sure.
ResponderEliminarFirst of all, I think we should take care of what and how much we hunt. One example are the whales which have been hunted since 3000 B.C. In the XVII century, it began to be hunted in an industrial form and 50000 whales were murdered each year. However, in 1986 the International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whaling in order to increase the whale stock and only allowed some communities who can only subsist with them.
Free Willy is a 1993 American family drama film that was released by Warner Bros. The film stars Jason James Richter as a delinquent boy who becomes attached to a captive orca. There were also three sequels Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, and Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove.
All in all, I think we have to reduce the number of animals we kill, especially, endangered animals. I recommend you the Free Willy despite is a bit sad.
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ResponderEliminarOn 1st December Japan restarted its "scientific whaling" programme after a year-long hiatus. The hunt is expected to kill 333 whales. To carry out this mission a Japanese whaling fleet set sail for the Antarctic at the beginning of December. Last year, they couldn’t do this “lethal research” because the UN (United Nations) proved that it was a cover for commercial whaling and that they had no proven scientific merit. However, this year despite all the international pressure and as Australia said in “a whale sanctuary” of the Antartic, they have set their fleet there. What do you think about this “scientific research”? For Japan, hunting wales is a tradition, is this tradition, a tradition that should be banned?
ResponderEliminarFirst of all, it's true that scientists do many researches with animals, because we couldn’t cure for example a cancer proving with humans, because we would kill ourselves. It’s for that reason that they use lab mice to first try to find the cure and then they begin to administer the drug in humans. Nevertheless, why shouldn't we do it in whales? Firstly, because they are species that can’t reproduce as fast as lab mid do. Secondly, because they are at risk of extinction. Thirdly, because it’s unnecessary to kill an animal of thousands of tones to do a research. And, most important, because they are an important element in the food chain.
Like a lot of traditions that imply hunting animals only because it’s a tradition and that in reality they don’t need its food to survive, I reckon that is not a wise tradition. Or like in Spain that we have a tradition which consists of fighting with a bull on the arena, humbling it and then killing it; or running with a dozen of them beating them with sticks.
All in all, maybe my opinion is influenced by the fact that I'm an animal-loving person, but I don’t think that we are iin the Middle Ages when people needed to kill whales to survive. That is why I would like to ask humankind for something: stop these brutalities! as we keep on maintaining these stupid traditions we'll put an end to our world, especially to certain endangered species, and I reckon we should preserve our planet as healthy as we can for future generations.
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ResponderEliminarThe piece of news says that Japanese whaling ships have departed for the Antartic hunt. They have resumed the programme after a year.
ResponderEliminarJapan says that they hunt whales for scientific research, which is one of the exception in which whaling hunt is allowed.
But in 2014, the International Court of Justice said its Antartic hunt wasn't scientific and it should finish.
Now, Japan is trying to show that there are lots of whales in the sea, and because of it,they don't mind hunting them.
I'm totally against it. I think this programme is inhuman and unsustainable and in my opinion, they don't use whales for scientist researches.
RESUME means 'Reanudar'.
It possible that Japan resumes Anctartic whale hunt. The Japan government it is determined to facilitate the fishing fleet of the country recapture whales in the Southern Ocean despite the decision contrary to such activities issued by the International Court of Justice.
ResponderEliminarThe next week the Japan government granted a "special permission" to the Institute of Cetacean Research whereby fishing authorize "a third" of all units established in previous programs, the Japan Times reported.
The Japannese government advert it has caused many actions and statements of rejection by environmental groups and authorities of neighboring countries. Australia, for example, is considering returning to denounce Japan to the CIJ.
ALBERTO ANTEQUERA GONZÁLEZ 4ºB
Although Japan is one of the countries in the world that has a special feeling for nature and think that we must live with it, its inhabitants still hunting whales.
ResponderEliminarWhaling is one of the worst examples of nature’s exploitation. Many species were about to be extinguished. Their technique is: firstly, to kill the baby whale, and when when the adult whales go around him, they fire their harpoons and produce a slaughters
The construction of more powerful, larger, and with more capacity ships, and new tools have produced the increase of hunting.
There are many reasons why we must stop them from hunting, because these poor animals haven't any fault. They justified themselves saying that they will reduce the amount of fish caught and it's for "scientific purposes".
On the one hand, we can say that hunt whales is for scientific purposes, but personally, I don't believe it. And in the other hand, they will reduce their hunts, that I didn’t think so. In addition, Norway and Iceland still carrying on hunting whales.
Actually, there are a few of Japanese who eat whole meat (only 4%). However, according to Japanese people, protection of all whales goes against their cultural values, because their meat has been part of their diet since too much time.
In conclusion, hunting isn't the only threat. Today, there are many other factors, such as
human impact on the oceans, global climate change, pollution, overfishing, etc. We can make it disappear refusing to consume these products that some factories support.
María Béjar Rodríguez 4º ESO A
I think that is possible that Japan resumes Antarctic whale hunt, because I have read an article which said that Japan will hunted whales .
ResponderEliminarAnonymous has hacked nearly 100 japanese pages against the whales hunt. Although the country banded it, some companies keep doing it with scientific purposes.Whales this step if Japan continues to hunt ended falling endangered . There are many reasons why we must stop them from hunting, because these poor animals haven't any fault. They justified themselves saying that they will reduce the amount of fish caught and it's for ((scientific purposes)).I am totally against whaling me very angry hunting wild animals.
Jose Manuel Diaz España 4ºB
Whales are warm-blooded mammals that live in the sea, breathe air, and nurse their young with mother’s milk. They are often called marine mammals. For hundreds of years people hunted whales for their oil to fuel lamps and candles, to make margarine, lipsticks and other products. They also used whales to make tennis racquets and corsets! Today, modern technology has replaced the need for whale products, so there is no need to kill whales for their oil. Sadly, some countries still kill whales to sell whale meat for profit – a very expensive luxury for some people.
ResponderEliminarIn 1946, the whalers decided to try to stop the whales going extinct and they formed the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The IWC decided the number of whales that could be killed every year. Japan says it is killing whales for ‘scientific research’ to discover how many whales are left and if their numbers are increasing or not. However, many countries disagree and say Japan can find out this information without killing more whales. Unfortunately, the whale meat from ‘research’ is sold to expensive restaurants in Japan and makes a lot of money.
People became so concerned about how the whales were suffering and dying out that they signed petitions calling for all whaling to stop. Even today, no one really knows how many whales are left. Unfortunately, some countries like Japan, Iceland and Norway have refused to stop whaling. They still kill thousands of whales each year between them. What can you do to help protect whales from climate change and hunting? Turn off electrical appliances when you are not using them, eat local food, walk and cycle instead of using the car and organise protests and write letters to governments. Let’s fight against whale hunting, it´s in our hands!!!
MARGARITA LLANES VENEGAS 4ºA
Whales are warm-blooded mammals that live in the sea, breathe air, and nurse their young with mother’s milk. They are often called marine mammals. For hundreds of years people hunted whales for their oil to fuel lamps and candles, to make margarine, lipsticks and other products. They also used whales to make tennis racquets and corsets! Today, modern technology has replaced the need for whale products, so there is no need to kill whales for their oil. Sadly, some countries still kill whales to sell whale meat for profit – a very expensive luxury for some people.
EliminarIn 1946, the whalers decided to try to stop the whales going extinct and they formed the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The IWC decided the number of whales that could be killed every year. Japan says it is killing whales for ‘scientific research’ to discover how many whales are left and if their numbers are increasing or not. However, many countries disagree and say Japan can find out this information without killing more whales. Unfortunately, the whale meat from ‘research’ is sold to expensive restaurants in Japan and makes a lot of money.
People became so concerned about how the whales were suffering and dying out that they signed petitions calling for all whaling to stop. Even today, no one really knows how many whales are left. Unfortunately, some countries like Japan, Iceland and Norway have refused to stop whaling. They still kill thousands of whales each year between them. What can you do to help protect whales from climate change and hunting? Turn off electrical appliances when you are not using them, eat local food, walk and cycle instead of using the car and organise protests and write letters to governments. Let’s fight against whale hunting, it´s in our hands!!!
MARGARITA LLANES VENEGAS 4ºA