The entire commercial whaling industry that is Norway, Japan, Iceland, whatever, kills only about 1,000 whales a year. But hundreds of thousands of whales are dying every year from plastic pollution and noise pollution and boat strikes, and most of all from getting caught up in fishing gear.
The entire commercial whaling industry that is Norway, Japan, Iceland, whatever, kills only about 1,000 whales a year. But hundreds of thousands of whales are dying every year from plastic pollution and noise pollution and boat strikes, and most of all from getting caught up in fishing gear.
To quote freakonomics https://freakonomics.com/podcast/a-modern-whaler-speaks-up-update/