WhalingThe largest animal known to humanity is the whale, which has been hunted since 800 BC Today in the world we live in there are many problems , one of them is whaling. One of the activities of whaling is hunting all different types of whales for oils and meats. Approximately 1,000 whales are killed every year, and there are many reasons why whalers should not be able to kill these innocent animals. (Berzin) The Japanese are the people who most often kill, so about 1,500 whales are killed. In Japan, eating whale meat is a tradition in their culture. The main reason whalers say they hunt is for research. The common goods obtained from the whale are foods and oils. Whale meat has been found to be harmful to humans. Whaling did not stop, so it became a continuous thing in the 9th century, starting in Norway, France and Spain. New things were made, like the hand harpoon started in Japan. This gave rise to many organized groups in Taiji, Japan. Whaling in 1675 began to use nets, the places that began to use them were Taiji, Shikoka and Kyushu, this made whaling rapidly expanded. In the United States sperm whale hunting began in 1712. Then in Norway modern whaling was developed and then hand harpoon guns were completed. This research paper is about whaling and what tools they use to catch whales, where did whaling start and how much money can be earned from a whale, what kind of ship they need. There are many tools that whalers use to catch whales. . One of the many tools used for hunting was the harpoon. There are two types of harpoons, those that can be thrown with a gun or thrown by hand. There was never any reason to try to kill the whale with these weapons. They were always... middle of paper... May 2014. Reeves, Randall R., Jeffrey M. Breiwick, and Edward D. Mitchell. “History of Whaling and Estimated Killing of Right Whales, Balaena Glacialis, in the Northeastern United States, 1620–1924.” Marine Fisheries Review 61.3 (1999): 1. Business Source Premier. Network. May 19, 2014. Foster, Caroline E. “International Judgment: Standards of Review and Burden of Proof: Australian Apples and Antarctic Whaling.” Review of European Community and International Environmental Law 21.2 (2012): 80-91. Premier corporate source. Network. May 19, 2014. Reeves, Randall R., and Tim D. Smith. "Commercial whaling, especially for gray whales, Eschrichtius Robustus, and humpback whales, Megaptera Novaeangliae, in coastal stations of California and Baja California in the 19th century (1854-1899)." Marine Fisheries Review 72.1 (2010): 1-25. Premier corporate source. Network. May 19 2014.