tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post1537068921019100240..comments2023-11-02T04:18:45.711-07:00Comments on blogfish: Whale found with hundred year old harpoonMark Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-55824756570751251402010-04-08T13:48:50.715-07:002010-04-08T13:48:50.715-07:00This has to be one of the craziest stories that i ...This has to be one of the craziest stories that i ever heard. This is amazing how did this happen. I would love to hear more of it.<br /><a href="http://www.fortlauderdale-wrongfuldeathlawyer.com" rel="nofollow">fort lauderdale wrongful death lawyer</a>gamefan12https://www.blogger.com/profile/17700305176595632282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-464224009508691252007-06-14T12:07:00.000-07:002007-06-14T12:07:00.000-07:00great back and forth guysgreat back and forth guysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-71655704186417496102007-06-14T11:00:00.000-07:002007-06-14T11:00:00.000-07:00Fishing is harsh. Whaling is harsh. Raising live...Fishing is harsh. Whaling is harsh. Raising livestock is often harsh. Can we as a species come to terms with how we treat animals? <BR/><BR/>As an ocean conservationist, I am focused mostly on making sure our oceans have healthy populations of animals and healthy ecosystems. Whale hunting is a very tough test of focus, standards, values, etc. <BR/><BR/>The little bit that I know of native Mark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-85842337742389465882007-06-13T22:53:00.000-07:002007-06-13T22:53:00.000-07:00i'll look forward to the guest post... i wasn't p...i'll look forward to the guest post... i wasn't present during the makah hunt i mentioned, so have to rely upon other sources for accounts... <BR/><BR/>but as matthew scully describes in his book "dominion," what transpired apparently bore little to revered tradition... several makah elders were even appalled at the behavior of the hunters after the whale was dragged on land... while still Up Welnghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212405859751282835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-68534095097516267712007-06-13T21:58:00.000-07:002007-06-13T21:58:00.000-07:00The story is complex. Makah whaling was a cultura...The story is complex. Makah whaling was a cultural benefit to the tribe, according to my sources (I've asked for a guest blog on this). I know nothing about the Alaskan whaling. <BR/><BR/>Principle is important, but I would hope that we can distinguish between reasonable and unreasonable activities. Use of entirely traditional practices should not be the only criteria of what's reasonable, Mark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-35428995207492998452007-06-13T16:11:00.000-07:002007-06-13T16:11:00.000-07:00i'm not quite as sanguine on this news nor so quic...i'm not quite as sanguine on this news nor so quick to join your assessment of the negligible impact of subsistence whaling, mark... <BR/><BR/>i don't know enough about the alaskan Inupiat people and their whaling heritage, but i'm not inclined to discount commercial whaling's involvement in encouraging their hunts and building a stronger case for japan to escalate their commercial whaling under Up Welnghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212405859751282835noreply@blogger.com