Im not one to pick a fight but i guess i did so ill defend my POV first im gonna guess your not a fisherman but I am and let me tell you how hard it is to make a living from the sea wheter lobstering whaling crabing longline fishing it is dangerous and the last thing these people need is a crazed lunatic attempting to ram them ask your self is a boat full of people (japanese) really worth a couple of whales ill awnser for you no its not because I know what happens out at sea and will highlight some of the risk sea sheaperd imposes prop fouler should that get in the prop and the engine dies then the weather picks up you turn broadside to the wave Capt Paul just KILLED a whole ship full of people (raming risk is obvious ive said my peice and im sure youll say yours
Well this is kind of a coincidence, because Sea Shepherd made an article about the issues of safety a few days ago. And let me show you this bit of evidence.
Members of the Whaling Fleet that Sea Shepherd injured = 0
Members of Sea Shepherd that the Whaling Fleet injured = 5
Members of the Whaling Fleet that died whilst whaling = 3
Members of Sea Shepherd that died whilst saving the world = 0
Now tell me, which one is the more violent side?
And as for the whaling industry, it might of been good a few centuries ago, but we're in a world that whaling doesn't belong anymore. You're right when you say you can make a living out of the sea with lobsters, crabbing and long line fishing. But Whales are an endangered species, killing 1000 a year is barbaric. I admit that whaling built the markets of a lot of countries, it built the port of Hull which is very close to me to the standards it is now. But considering Japan's wonderful economy which is advanced greatly to the technological market, I don't see why they should need to whale at all, it's pathetic.