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We're back to talking about the whales and dolphins slaughtered in Taiji, the IWC withdrawal, and "scientific whaling"... but what's the TRUTH? From the coastal Jōmon tradition to the postwar protein boom, from minke whales to cruel drive hunts: I'll tell you the complete, scientifically sound story, with IWC data, ICJ rulings, and real numbers. All this to understand the conflict between culture, science, and ocean conservation. Subscribe to the channel, activate the bell, and leave a like and tell me in the comments: Which cute but deadly marine animal do you want to see in the next episode? Follow me here too: Instagram → / lollomarittimo TikTok → / lollo.marittimo Twitch → / lollomarittimo SOURCES AND FURTHER INFORMATION 1. IWC (2024) Total Catches Database iwc.int/management-and-conservation/whaling/total-catches 2. Clapham P. et al. (2015) “Validity of whaling data for Japanese catches of sperm whales” Royal Society Open Science doi:10.1098/rsos.150177 3. Kato H. (2023) Japan's Whaling Statistics 2019-2023 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 4. Butterworth D. (2019) “Japan’s withdrawal from the IWC” Marine Policy doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2019.04.013 5. Brownell R.L. et al. (2019) “Welfare issues with drive hunts” Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6. ICJ (2014) Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan) Case No. 2014/31 7. Reeves R.R. (2007) “Historical whaling in Japan” Mammal Review 37(2):106-135 8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan (2019) Research Results obtained from JARPA II mofa.go.jp 9. Roman J. et al. (2014) “Whales as marine ecosystem engineers” Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 10. Statista (2024) Japan whaling by species 2023 statista.com/statistics/1186222 🎬 VIDEO SECTIONS 00:00 Intro 00:41 Origins of Jōmon and Taiji 01:46 Postwar: whale = survival 02:54 Which cetaceans today 04:03 Whales vs. dolphins: the IWC gray area 04:48 The Taiji slaughters and modern ships 06:25 Taiji: the truth 07:47 IWC history → 2019 release 09:59 Why the world opposes it 11:38 Is it really an “obsession”? 12:14 Conclusions
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