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The effects of nearly a century of commercial whaling have had long-lasting effects. Luckily, a 1986 ban made commercial whaling illegal worldwide. But there is still work to be done to save the whales. <\/span><\/p>\n

A few countries \u2014 namely Japan, Norway, and Iceland \u2014 continue to ignore a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling<\/a>. Every year, these three countries kill thousands of whales, selling their meat on an illegal black market.<\/p>\n

For more than 40 years we\u2019ve been at the forefront of this evolving fight to end this needless slaughter of one the most magnificent creatures on the planet.<\/p>\n

How We Can Save the Whales<\/h2>\n

The environmental community must continue to fight on all levels to end the slaughter. Here\u2019s what we\u2019re doing:<\/p>\n

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  1. Hold our government accountable for\u00a0closing the loopholes in international agreements and ending all commercial whaling.<\/li>\n
  2. Persuading many of the countries currently voting with Japan to overturn the commercial whaling moratorium to reconsider their approach and instead vote to protect whales.<\/li>\n
  3. Continue exposing Japan\u2019s black-market whale meat trade \u2014 which is both unpopular and uneconomical \u2014 to create a public discussion in the Japanese media about the future of whaling.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Background on Whaling<\/h2>\n

    In 1986, a moratorium was put in place to halt commercial whaling<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 completely separate from subsistence whaling or cultural traditions \u2014 and help dwindling whale populations recover.<\/p>\n

    But 25 years later, the fight to end commercial whaling once and for all is not over. Japan, Iceland, and Norway all continue to hunt whales while the authorities turn a blind eye to the slaughter.<\/p>\n

    Whaling was rampant for so long that many species may never recover. In the United States, the North Atlantic right whale has a lonely population of about 350.<\/p>\n

    The blue whales of the Antarctic are at less than 1 percent of their original abundance. West Pacific grey whale populations are the most endangered of the world’s great whales, hovering on the edge of extinction with just over 100 remaining.<\/p>\n

    Endangered whales have many obstacles to face today\u00a0\u2014 global warming, pollution, ocean acidification, noise and ship strikes, just to name a few. Overfishing threatens their food supply and hundreds of whales are entangled in fishing gear every year.<\/p>\n

    Calling All Whale Defenders<\/h2>\n

    We\u2019re not backing down in our efforts to protect whales until this shameful and unnecessary slaughter has been stopped and whales can once again roam the seas in freedom. Are you with us?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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