Final Project

In this project I wanted to prove that the Japanese kill whales illegally. Tho, I might not have proved it to anyone else, I proved it to myself. The information that was found about the Japanese gives good examples and proof on how they use a loophole in the moratorium ban. The Japanese claim, when they kill whales its for research, but all the whale meat that was supposed to be used for 'research', is sold at a market. The Japanese also kill whales that are endangered, and they kill over the quota. The moratorium ban sends out quotas to whalers. The quotas are determined on if the whale is endangered, or if it can reproduce after the killing has been done. Japan doesn't follow the quotas, they kill any whale that comes in front of the harpoon gun. With the information that I found, it semi relates to the book that I read. The book, "Whales Angels", talks more about how a group of people are trying to stop the whale massacre, and how whalers will do anything to keep whaling. In the book, in one of the chapters, it talked about how the whaling company would even bribe their own country to make them vote in favor of the whalers. At then end of the book, it ended with a conclusion of the whaling has stopped, I guess that's why they call it a fiction book. In reality, whaling has not stopped. Illegal whaling is still going on, and some people are trying to stop them, while others don't even care.
This project had its ups and downs. For the most part it was easy, and interesting, but for the other part it was also frustrating and confusing. It was said in the beginning of this project that I'll be making a presentation about all the information that was found, then a couple weeks later it was said that I wouldn't be making a presentation. I didn't know what I was doing, but I'm just going with the flow. I know that I'm talking to someone about my project, and that gets me excited. one thing that made me disappointed was the person that I e-mailed about my project asking for help, said they couldn't help me. I'm a huge fan of Whale Wars, and they told me they couldn't help me. What a shame that was. I'm also making a PSA about my project. When the PSA is finished I'm sending it to different states where friends and family live. I want my friends and family to show the video around town. I will also be posting it on YouTube and Facebook so that everyone can see what really is going on.
This project also changed the way I look at whaling. I always thought that Japan was the only one that did illegal whaling, but I was wrong. Japan, Norway, and Iceland are all countries that whale. Norway and Iceland whale under an object, and Norway and Japan whale under 'research' permits. My family and I believe very strongly that whaling needs to stop. These whales are going to become extinct, and these beautiful animals are needed on this earth. Whaling needs to end, and I'll do all I can to try to help stop it.