Very interesting observations about the village. Seems they are not doing so well? Does the village look like it’s prospering? I imagine that adult-age children don’t stick around too long. Haranguing divers for paltry diving fees is pretty cheesey. Seems they are trying to reap maximum reward from the only occupation and resource they know. Personally, I hope their fisheries collapse and they need to move on to something else vs. the exploitation of the whales. On a related fact, fishing, and whaling ghost towns are a fact in the Northeast United States. New Bedford, Gloucester, MA, etc. aren’t exactly thriving cities. Sad realization by these folks that some fisheries are not sustainable - even by a very shaky demand for product.
It’s an interesting proposition Kim. I’ll chat with a pal who works with a regulatory body here. I’ll also look into FDA & USDA procedures regarding testing. I would imagine that a parallel organization exists in Japan, and that data must exist somewhere regarding bio-accumulated toxins? I would imagine Greenpeace and Sea Shepherds having some data? What’s irksome is the fact that they are serving “kujira” in school lunches. Kids are an innocent population. They can’t handle much in the way of food toxins. Wow!
Interesting article related to toxins - Japanese schoolchildren fed toxic dolphin meat | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
