Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Ifaw says Whale Watching is more profitable than Whale Hunting
Iceland says Watching Whale Hunting is even more profitable
I think Watching Whale Hunters being Harpooned is probably the most profitable
Yesterday, the International Fund for Animal Welfare released a report saying that whale watching generates US$2.1 billion per year, far outstripping the profits of the whale hunting industry.
In response, Iceland's commissioner to the International Whaling Commission, Mr. Tomas Heidar, said that "Allegations that whaling affects whale watching have proven not to be true. On the contrary, whale watching has been growing steadily in the last few years after our resumption of commercial whaling."
Maybe he was just itching to say that if you combine the two and let people watch whale hunting in action, that would be even more profitable. But personally, I would pay top dollar to be on a tourist boat watching up close as a whale hunting boat gets smashed to pieces by someone's Navy while the happy whales go swimming on by.
Iceland says Watching Whale Hunting is even more profitable
I think Watching Whale Hunters being Harpooned is probably the most profitable
Yesterday, the International Fund for Animal Welfare released a report saying that whale watching generates US$2.1 billion per year, far outstripping the profits of the whale hunting industry.
In response, Iceland's commissioner to the International Whaling Commission, Mr. Tomas Heidar, said that "Allegations that whaling affects whale watching have proven not to be true. On the contrary, whale watching has been growing steadily in the last few years after our resumption of commercial whaling."
Maybe he was just itching to say that if you combine the two and let people watch whale hunting in action, that would be even more profitable. But personally, I would pay top dollar to be on a tourist boat watching up close as a whale hunting boat gets smashed to pieces by someone's Navy while the happy whales go swimming on by.
# posted by Fore! @ 5:01 PM 
