The whaling issue

被引:17
作者
Aron, W
Burke, W
Freeman, MMR
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98105 USA
[2] Univ Washington, Bellevue, WA 98005 USA
[3] Univ Alberta, Canadian Circumpolar Inst, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada
关键词
conservation; sustainable use; whaling; RMP; ICRW; IWC; whale population status;
D O I
10.1016/S0308-597X(99)00031-7
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The International Whaling Commission verges on extinction because of disagreement between those who support sustainable whaling subject to scientifically based regulation and those who assert that no commercial whaling should be allowed despite scientific findings that some whale stocks can sustain regulated commercial harvests. This article reviews legal, political, biological and cultural components of whaling and suggests a simple approach that will correct the present untenable situation, allow sustainable use of an abundant food resource critical to many communities' well-being, and continue protection afforded to stocks of great whales that were severely overfished in the past. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:179 / 191
页数:13
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