Japanese Fishermen Dilemma

[Deuce Bigolo]

I've watched them over the past 20/30 years rip everything possible out of the sea but what really gets my goat is their propensity for violence against
natural competition ie dolphins,porpoises

Once you've seen the round up of these mammals which goes from october to march every year you do really wonder what makes them tick

Under the guise of looking after their livelyhoods/keeping up traditions is one thing but the way they round these mammals up and hack them to death in the shallows turns my stomach

[Alex L]

Interesting new book regarding Japanese and the sea!



Nice quote at the end of the article:

"the British Labour government was not fully
committed to pursuing Japanese war criminals into the Fifties. "

[Fraser]

It's all glossed over now. My great uncle was captured by the Japanese and to this day we've never found out what happened to him.

His brother who served in the Welsh Guards through Normandy, Belgium and Germany in 1944/45 only died quite recently wouldn't have a Japanese product in the house.

[Deuce Bigolo]

I agree asia seems to see almost anything alive as edible

The medicinal & aphrodisiac benefits of certain compounds ownly found on living animals does seem to be very popular.

I'd bet my house that a fair few endangered species can be put down to the perceived benefits of chinese medicine

The fact that a living creature has to die for these benefits to be obtained doesn't seem to bother too many or maybe its a case of out of sight out of mind

Like the life saving drugs/beauty products we take for granted in the West that have been tested on various species before being hailed fit for human consumption

We Humans do seem to see ourselves as being in control of nature and not just a part of it