... hunting is an important aspect of some people's cultural heritage. This is true of a number of different coastal groups, including Faroese islanders of the North Atlantic, the Makah people of Washington state in the USA, and the Bequia people of St Vincent and the Grenadines. For some groups the hunting of a small number of whales each year is both an important feature in the local subsistence economy and a way of reconnecting themselves with the traditions of their ancestors and affirming their group identity against the onslaught of globalization. Argument 4 Economic factors argue for a resumption of whaling. In both Japan and Norway remote coastal communities have depended upon whaling as one of the few activities to guarantee them a livelihood. Both countries have an investment in ships, research, processing centres, etc. which would be wasted if the temporary whaling ban was extended indefinitely. Argument 5 Whales as predators do damage ...

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