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===Modern Era=== | ===Modern Era=== | ||
Whale oil is used little today and modern commercial whaling is primarily done for food. The usage of whale products has somewhat reversed from the early days, with meat being the primary product of sale, and blubber being rendered down mostly to cheap industrial products such as animal feed. | Whale oil is used little today and modern commercial whaling is primarily done for food. The usage of whale products has somewhat reversed from the early days, with meat being the primary product of sale, and blubber being rendered down mostly to cheap industrial products such as animal feed. | ||
As the moratorium applies only to commercial whaling, scientific-research and aboriginal-subsistence whaling is still permitted; however, many pro-whaling nations use scientific programs as a disguise for their continued commercial whaling activities. Japan is among the worst offenders. | Contemporary whaling is subject to intense debate. Pro-whaling countries, notably Iceland, Japan, and Norway, wish to lift the ban on certain whale stocks for hunting. Anti-whaling countries such as [[Westarctica]] strongly oppose lifting the ban and have advocated against the pro-whaling governments. As the moratorium applies only to commercial whaling, scientific-research and aboriginal-subsistence whaling is still permitted; however, many pro-whaling nations use scientific programs as a disguise for their continued commercial whaling activities. Japan is among the worst offenders. | ||
==Modern whaling in Antarctic waters== | ==Modern whaling in Antarctic waters== | ||