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This
is
SCIENCE
IN
THE
NEWS
in
VOA
Special
English.
I’m Shirley Griffith.
And
I’m
Christopher
Cruise.
Today,
we
tell
about
whales. Some people
want to hunt the animals, while
others
simply enjoy watching them in the wild. We tell
about a plan for an American aquarium
to import beluga
whales
from
Russia.
And
we
talk
about
a
whale
that
could
make human-like sounds.
Environmental activists in South Korea are
condemning
a
government
plan
to
hunt
endangered
whales
for
scientific
research.
They
believe
the
plan
is
part
of
an
effort
to
re-start
commercial
whaling
activities.
Such activities are banned in many
International Whaling Commission has
yet to make a
decision on the South
Korean plan.
The organization banned
commercial whaling in
1986 because of
concerns about the survival of whale
species.
But
now,
some
South
Korean
fishermen
say
they
are facing a threat
from minke whales. They say these
animals are eating what would have been
their catch.
The plan was immediately
condemned by
anti-whaling nations.
Wildlife activists also
criticized the
proposal. Han Jeong-hee works in Seoul
for the environmental group Greenpeace.
“It’s really regretful to
hear that Korean
government
is,
like,
considering
conducting
scientific
whaling.
Scientific whaling is just, like,
thinly-disguised
commercial
whaling.
And,
you
know,
we
are
of
course
against
all
commercial
whaling.
Japan’s
the only country which is doing
scientific whaling at
the moment and
Korea is just trying to follow that.”
Korea has a long history of whaling.
Cave
paintings
found
on
the
south
coast
show
images
of
whale
hunts.
But
such
hunts
and
the
use
of
whale
meat
as
food
did not
really become popular until late in the
nineteenth century.
Every
year,
the
South
Korean
town
of
Ulsan
holds
an
event that re-creates those whaling expeditions.
Visitors are urged to eat at local
restaurants that
serve whale meat.
South Korea’s Ministry of
Agriculture and
Fisheries
says
the
goal
of
the
plan
is
to
help
fishermen.
It notes that
limited whaling for scientific research
is permitted under the commercial
whaling ban. Japan
has continued
hunting whales under this exception.
Critics
of
whaling
do
not
believe
claims
by
Japan
that
its
whaling
activities
are
for
scientific
research.
They note that
whale meat from the hundreds of whales
killed in the hunt is sold to the
Japanese public.
Recently, we asked
the International Whaling
Commission
about the South Korean request. Commission
spokesman Simon Brockington told VOA by
e-mail that
since the July meeting,
“there has been no further
communication from the Government of
the Republic of
Korea to the IWC on
this issue.”
The
next
meeting
of
the
commission’s
Scientific
Committee is set for next year. Mr.
Brockington said
the IWC’s rules
require “governments to provide the
Commission’s scientific committee with
copies of the
proposed permits in time
for them to be reviewed.”
He added that “at the current time, no
such
copies
have been
received.”
Four months
ago, the South Korean government
reported
to
the
country’s
lawmakers
about
the
plan
to
re-start
whaling.
A
Foreign
Ministry
official
says
the
plan is still under consideration.
She says the government will listen
to the
opinions
of
concerned
organizations
and
members
of
the
International Whaling
Commission.
Earlier in this report,
we heard from Han
Jeong-hee of
Greenpeace. She says pro-whaling forces
appear
to
be
in
control
of
the
South
Korean
government.
“Sudde
nly
they
just
reported
this
about
the
task
force
and
going
back
to
the
scientific
whaling
decision.
This is very disappointing. We hope the
government
change their mind again and
go for non-lethal
research.”
Lee Hae-
chan is the head
of South Korea’s mai
n
opposition.
He
says
some
people
in
coastal
communities
support the idea
of research whaling because it will
help the local economy.
Mr. Lee admits that his country no longer faces
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