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by tgraham 2564 days ago
Do they not still allow quite a lot of whale hunting?
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Small numbers of subsistence and traditional/ritual hunting by the Inuit, not "quite a lot" and monitored by the Department of Fisheries.
I think they allow First Nations to hunt a certain amount —don’t know how that affects sustainability though; it’s for sustenance.
First Nations hunting rights typically do not extend to commercial rights (i.e., first nations can hunt but not sell the meat) so I would be surprised to learn there's much in the way of whaling still happening nowadays. First I heard of it still being legal, though I'm not surprised to learn it - treaty rights are very slow to be renegotiated.
Japan is restarting their whaling, after 30 years

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46682976

A lot no. Some, in sustainable ways yes.