Back in 1980, whale watching surpassed whaling as an industry. Now it's worth about four times as much. Whale watching provides far, far more jobs to people than whaling ever did. Whale watching has become an ally in the fight to end whaling. -Paul Watson

 

Back in 1980, whale watching surpassed whaling as an industry. Now it's worth about four times as much. Whale watching provides far, far more jobs to people than whaling ever did. Whale watching has become an ally in the fight to end whaling.


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Back in 1980, whale watching surpassed whaling as an industry. Now it's worth about four times as much. Whale watching provides far, far more jobs to people than whaling ever did. Whale watching has become an ally in the fight to end whaling.

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We are disappointed to have to leave, but we now have no alternative, as we no longer have the fuel resources to stay.

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This isn't a hunt that's going to kill just four or five gray whales. The repercussions of this will have an effect on tens of thousands of whales that will be killed by the Japanese and Norwegians. -Paul Watson
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I can assure you no whales are going to be killed today.

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These guys are so gentle, it's like shooting a puppy dog. I don't see how there's any honor in that.

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I have seen a lot of whale watching operations, quite a few of which were very irresponsible, but I was quite impressed with the local whale watching. They didn't harass the whales, they didn't approach the whales. They waited for the whales to come to them. -Paul Watson
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Earlier in life [he] had such a severe alcoholism problem that he almost died and was homeless for extended periods of time. He has been sober for decades and came out of his addiction through AA.

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