[ChiTownBuffalo]

South Korean plans to resume whaling.

South Korea's plan to resume whaling despite a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling set by the International Whaling Commission triggered fierce reactions from antiwhaling countries and environmental activists. "I'm very disappointed by this announcement by South Korea," Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said. "We are completely opposed to whaling, there's no excuse for scientific whaling." During the 64th annual meeting of the IWC in Panama City on Wednesday, the South Korean government cited the country's long-standing culinary culture of eating whale meat, and a need to conduct more in-depth scientific research on whales. "In order to meet Korean fishermen's request and make up for the weak point in a nonlethal sighting survey, the Korean government is currently considering conducting whaling for scientific research in accordance with Article VIII of the Convention," said Kang Jong-suk, South Korea's delegate to the international commission. He was referring to the 1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. The Korean government will soon submit its research plan to the scientific committee of the IWC, he added. Critics argue that whales don't have to be killed to be studied and the real motive behind the "whale research" is to provide meat. The South Korean government follows the controversial steps of its neighbor Japan, which allows whale hunt for "research," a crack in the IWC ban that permits whale hunting for research purposes. Japan's active whale expeditions have long drawn international criticism. The South Korean government has banned commercial whale hunting since 1986, but allows the sale of meat from whales accidentally caught in a fishing net. Since the ban, South Korea's whale meat industry has dwindled. The southeast coastal city of Ulsan, considered the center of the nation's trade in whale meat, has kept a connection with the past with an annual whale festival and a whale museum. In April, 680,000 people visited the city's 18th whale festival to enjoy whale-watching cruises, art and culinary activities and whale-themed entertainment parks

대한민국, I am disappoint.

[Stet]

Worst Korea. Glorious leader would never allow such a thing.

[DonMigs85]

I would never eat that stuff, it's probably full of mercury.

[SquiddyCracker]

whaling for scientific research

Yeah, right.

[DonMigs85]

Worst Korea. Glorious leader would never allow such a thing.

[Borgnine]

Oh wow, another ChiTownBuffalo thread about Korea.

Why don't you start a live Starcraft video feed on battle.net, ChiTown?

Show me your Galbi. Do they have teeth marks on them from all the Asians who've nibbled on those ribs?

WE GET IT.

[Kyoufu]

Leaves Whales alone wtf.

[Angry Grimace]

Japan tried this too, except nobody actually wants to eat Whales.

[Steelrain]

I don't get it.

I've eaten it twice and I still don't get it.

It's not even really good or anything.

[Enco]

What ya doing Korea?

NK is a joke of a place and now SK wants to start crap like this?

[Valnen]

Meh, if it isn't one person killing the whales it's someone else. I don't even care anymore.

[PoweredBySoy]

[blame space]

you gotta be a real asshole to kill a whale.

[gutter_trash]

I will never understand to hunger for delicacies enough to drive a species to extinction

[AAequal]

Japan tried this too, except nobody actually wants to eat Whales.

They are still doing it. No matter if it doesn't sell, gov. will subsidise it. BTW why do Japan and Korea even bother with the scientific research bull? Iceland and Norway just ignored all the IWC treaties.

[Black-Box]

every time people talk about Korea I feel bad for enjoying Kpop

[Des0lar]

As long as it's small amounts of species that are known to reproduce at fast rates, I can't be too mad. I never ate whale meat, would probably try it once I'm in Iceland... I have no illusions, will probably taste like chicken and not be worth the price.

[PandaPandaPanda]

Another Korea thread where the OP has nothing to do with Starcraft or Kpop and both have already been mentioned.

I'm not disappointed GAF

[Shadow Hog]

Well, at least when the alien probe comes from outer space in 2286 and starts screwing up the Earth's weather and potentially killing us all, we'll know who to blame.

[keyboardcat]

this guy right here. you won't find a bigger idiot.

[Bentendo]

you gotta be a real asshole to kill a whale.

Yeah, but FUCK cows and pigs.

[Kiraly]

I'd like to try whalemeat some time

[Mudkips]

Oh wow, another ChiTownBuffalo thread about Korea. Why don't you start a live Starcraft video feed on battle.net, ChiTown? Show me your Galbi. Do they have teeth marks on them from all the Asians who've nibbled on those ribs? WE GET IT.

A ChiTownBuffalo thread without heavy handed "OH BTW KOREA" just wouldn't feel right.

[DonMigs85]

As long as it's small amounts of species that are known to reproduce at fast rates, I can't be too mad. I never ate whale meat, would probably try it once I'm in Iceland... I have no illusions, will probably taste like chicken and not be worth the price.

They say it's more like beef actually, or horse if you've tried that.

[Battersea Power Station]

Yeah, but FUCK cows and pigs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv8d_...ailpage#t=290s at 4:50

(sidenote: I love this set.)

[SquiddyCracker]

As long as it's small amounts of species that are known to reproduce at fast rates, I can't be too mad. I never ate whale meat, would probably try it once I'm in Iceland... I have no illusions, will probably taste like chicken and not be worth the price.

I can't really think of any whale species that reproduce at fast rates, they all have pretty much 6+ month long gestation and only 1-2 young at a time.

[Bay Maximus]

I will likely be visiting Korea next year to visit friends. I'm torn on whether or not I would eat whale if offered, but if I do it better be the tastiest seafood I've ever had in my life.

Oh wow, another ChiTownBuffalo thread about Korea. Why don't you start a live Starcraft video feed on battle.net, ChiTown? Show me your Galbi. Do they have teeth marks on them from all the Asians who've nibbled on those ribs? WE GET IT.

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[kottila]

Whale is delicious and as long as the quotas aren't top big, I see nothing wrong with this. Norwegian whalers are killing a minimum of whales out of a population over 100 000.

If you get the chance go for whale carpaccio or sushi. Amazing

[Kentpaul]

I have no problem eating cow, so i have no problem with any other animals being killed for food.

[Al-ibn Kermit]

From what I understand, countries like Japan only hunt whale species that reproduce at high rates and are not in danger of dieing out. If SK is doing the same, then who gives a shit?

It's just killing an animal for food.

[Salvadora]

Killing whales for scientific purposes? What a fucking excuse.

[CornBurrito]

I have no problem eating cow, so i have no problem with any other animals being killed for food.

Aren't certain whale species being hunted to near extinction? If so, that's quite a bit different than eating cow.

[Steelrain]

I have no problem eating cow, so i have no problem with any other animals being killed for food.

Only ugly animals should die.

[Bay Maximus]

I have no problem eating cow, so i have no problem with any other animals being killed for food.

Good on you for trying to get a discussion started.

Killing whales for scientific purposes? What a fucking excuse.

Gotta study how fast they digest.

[FStop7]

Oh wow, another ChiTownBuffalo thread about Korea. Why don't you start a live Starcraft video feed on battle.net, ChiTown? Show me your Galbi. Do they have teeth marks on them from all the Asians who've nibbled on those ribs? WE GET IT.

Somebody has a case of the Mondays.

[DonMigs85]

I have no problem eating cow, so i have no problem with any other animals being killed for food.

Cows are meant to be prey. Carnivores like lions and dogs are more intelligent, and usually have more contaminants or parasites in the meat.

[I Stalk Alone]

I think it is a bit hypocritical of the australian prime minister to be condemning other nations for the animals they eat. In Australia, the harvesting of koalas just to eat their testicles to make our national dish of koala ball soup and similarly the harvesting of wombats to make wombat stew is just not acceptable. Those poor nutless gumtree inhabitants of the bushland. Australia should be ahsamed. Bloody tasty though, like really upmarket chicken nuggets, stuffed with lobster.

Kujira tastes good, gojira not so good.

Please stop shark finning instead. At least we use 100% of the whale.

[Borgnine]

Somebody has a case of the Mondays.

It's a reference to the post Himuro was banned for, I'm not serious.

[SouthernDragon]

I have no problem eating cow, so i have no problem with any other animals being killed for food.

Whales do not reproduce nearly as fast as a cow does, and exist in far smaller numbers. Not to mention that whales are suspected to be rather intelligent.

[Steelrain]

I think it is a bit hypocritical of the australian prime minister to be condemning other nations for the animals they eat. In Australia, the harvesting of koalas just to eat their testicles to make our national dish of koala ball soup and similarly the harvesting of wombats to make wombat stew is just not acceptable. Those poor nutless gumtree inhabitants of the bushland. Australia should be ahsamed. Bloody tasty though, like really upmarket chicken nuggets, stuffed with lobster. Kujira tastes good, gojira not so good. Please stop shark finning instead. At least we use 100% of the whale.

Hold up ya'll eat koala balls down there?

[SquiddyCracker]

From what I understand, countries like Japan only hunt whale species that reproduce at high rates and are not in danger of dieing out. If SK is doing the same, then who gives a shit? It's just killing an animal for food.

For the same reason we find it morally reprehensible to eat apes:

Whales are known to teach, learn, cooperate, scheme, and even grieve.[15] The neocortex of many species of whale is home to elongated spindle neurons that, prior to 2007, were known only in hominids.[16] In humans these cells are involved in social conduct, emotions, judgment, and theory of mind.[17] Whale spindle neurons are found in areas of the brain homologous to where they are found in humans, suggesting that they perform a similar function.[18]

[Salvadora]

From what I understand, countries like Japan only hunt whale species that reproduce at high rates and are not in danger of dieing out. If SK is doing the same, then who gives a shit? It's just killing an animal for food.

One of the arguments if that they often bycatch endangered species, isn't it?

[kottila]

For the same reason we find it morally reprehensible to eat apes:

Apes are almost human, whales are water-hippos. Poigs are pretty intelligent too and also tasteful

[FStop7]

It's a reference to the post Himuro was banned for, I'm not serious.

*searches*

Oh that's amazing. Now I get it.

Back on topic:

[blame space]

Apes are people, whales are water-hippos.

whales are people IMO

[Tacitus_]

For the same reason we find it morally reprehensible to eat apes:

Some whales are also about to go extinct. It's a dick move to hunt those.

[Talon]

I can finally put this harpoon back to use.

[Zeitgeister]

I will never understand to hunger for delicacies enough to drive a species to extinction

Lonely George says h--

oh wait, he dead. His species extinct. First they were eaten, then the last of them was kept in prison as a 'reminder'. Death was his release.

Fuck humans.

[Raist]

"IT'S FOR SCIENCE"

Haha. Sure. Fuck off, SK.

[Violater]