[Ryzorian]

Why should "open" sea be group consensus? Nobody else hunts whales much, so why would the rest give two hoots? Open sea means "open". Self awareness has been demonstrated by Indian elephants and rare dogs, yet I don't see anyone gathering placecards for the dogs eaten in where ever they are eaten at. Besides, whales have a tendency to beach themselves and sufficate in mass..they can't be the brightest things around. Dollars to donuts octopus are smarter than some whales.

MinMinRW, I don't mean breeding as some kind of experiement..I ment implamenting a farm system for whales, like the US does for catfish. Allthough like I said, not sure how atainable that would be, considering the type of upkeep needed for whales.

I'm sure alot of fishing, whaleing and general food produce is generated for profit, not seeing the problem there. I suppose I could see a potential problem area if whales weren't managed well, I can concur with that.

MinMinRW, heh, least folks just get upset with Japan for whales and a couple other things. American's take flack for everything from global warming, geopolitical antics across every country, to the sun going supernova. If it's a disaster, it's America's fault somehow. I'm sure American influence plays into somethings around the globe, but I doubt we had anything to do with why leaves turn red on some trees and not on others.