What is the downside to international comercial whaling?

Question

I have a debate to attend in a few hours and i have left it to the last minute

can u please give me some disadvantages of intrernational commercial whaling

Answer 1

Think of it from the whales point of view, then you will know!

There is nothing gained from whaling that can not be acquired from other sources for substitutes.

Answer 2

I'm with Mark on this. The biggest downside would be a decided lack of whales. We're already overfishing fish populations that breed and mature much faster than whales and dolphins. We have no idea what impact overfishing and pollution have on the environment and climate as a whole, and without knowing what vital niche cetaceans and pinnipeds hold in the ocean, there is no good reason to continue to hunt them.