2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2006.09.004
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The whaling issue: Conservation, confusion, and casuistry

Abstract: Morishita's ''multiple analysis'' of the whaling issue [Morishita J. Multiple analysis of the whaling issue: Understanding the dispute by a matrix. Marine Policy 2006;30:802-8] is essentially a restatement of the Government of Japan's whaling policy, which confuses the issue through selective use of data, unsubstantiated facts, and the vilification of opposing perspectives. Here, we deconstruct the major problems with Morishita's article and provide an alternative view of the whaling dispute. For many people i… Show more

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“…This argument implies that the whale meat market is largely supplied by meat from illegal whaling. The argument contrasts directly with the anti-whaling activists' portrayal of Japan, where they claim that demand for whale meat is precipitously declining (Clapham et al, 2007).…”
Section: Supportmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…This argument implies that the whale meat market is largely supplied by meat from illegal whaling. The argument contrasts directly with the anti-whaling activists' portrayal of Japan, where they claim that demand for whale meat is precipitously declining (Clapham et al, 2007).…”
Section: Supportmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…Stakeholders act under significant forces not always directly relevant to the conservation or exploitation of wildlife, or indeed, the marginal profits available from whaling. It is argued that it is domestic Japanese politics (Clapham et al, 2007) and attempts to create new norms in more economically important fisheries agreements that now drive the demand for continued whaling.…”
Section: What Drives Japanese Whaling Policy?mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One need only examine the political quagmire emerging from analogous washing tactics employed by opponents (Kalland 1993) and proponents (Hirata 2005) of the commercial whaling industry (Morishita 2006, Clapham et al 2007. Indeed, the International Whaling Commission and its associated members provide poignant reminders of how impotent international policy can become when science takes a back seat to marketing in biodiversity and natural-resource management (Aron et al 2000, Schweder 2001, Herrera & Hoagland 2006.…”
Section: Challenging the Dichotomymentioning
confidence: 99%