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1. Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World — An American Experience Documentary 2. "Old Whaling Days", Popular Mechanics, November 1930 3. EIA campaign reports – Up to date info on whaling. 4. EIA in the USA – Up to date news on whaling. 5. On the Water: Fishing for a Living – Online museum exhibition on maritime history from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. 6. Matera, Anthony. "Whale quotas: A market-based solution to the whaling controversy", Georgetown International Environmental Law Review. Fall 2000. 7. Douglas, M. S. V.; Smol, J. P., Savelle, J. M. & Blais, J. M. (2004). "Prehistoric Inuit whalers affected Arctic freshwater ecosystems". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101 (6): 1613–1617. doi:10.1073/pnas.0307570100. PMC 341790. PMID 14745043. //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC341790/. 8. "From Old Dartmouth to New Bedford, Whaling Metropolis of the World Whaling should be stopped!". Old Dartmouth Historical Society. http://www.whalingmuseum.org/library/old_nb/old_nb_index.html. Retrieved 2008-12-14. 9. Krupnik, Igor (1993), "Prehistoric Eskimo Whaling in the Arctic: Slaughter of Calves or Fortuitous Ecology?", Arctic Anthropology 30 (1): 1–12, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40316325 10. Fox, Mike (2002-05-24). "The Inuit case for whaling". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2005773.stm. 11. "Study approves limited bowhead whale hunt". Nunatsiaq News. http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/archives/40213/news/nunavut/40213_09.html. 12. Catches under Permit. Iwcoffice.org. Retrieved on 2011-10-11. 13. Catches under Objection. Iwcoffice.org. Retrieved on 2011-10-11. 14. "Recent Icelandic Proposal on scientific permits". IWC. http://www.iwcoffice.org/conservation/permits.htm#iceland. Retrieved 2007-03-19. 15. "Whale Population Estimates". International Whaling Commission. http://www.iwcoffice.org/conservation/estimate.htm. Retrieved 2006-12-03. 16. "Iceland to resume commercial whaling hunts". Reuters. 2006-10-17. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx? type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-10-17T142254Z_01_L17824455_RTRUKOC_0_US-ENVIRONMENT-WHALING.xml. Retrieved 2006-12-03. 17. "Commercial Minke Whaling to Start in April". Iceland Review Online. 1 April 2012. http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Commercial_Minke_Whaling_to_Start_in_April_0_388729.news.asp x. Retrieved 24 July 2012. 18. BBC NEWS "Did Greens help kill the whale?". Science/Nature. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6659401.stm BBC NEWS. 19. Larter, Paul (8 February 2008). "Australia condemns bloody killing of whale and calf by Japanese fleet". London: The Sunday Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3325580.ece. 20. "Kyokuyo Joins Maruha to End Whale Meat Sales in Japan". Bloomberg. 30 May 2007. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aPhG1CfyPue0. 21. Whaling on trial: Vindication!. Greenpeace.org (2010-12-23). Retrieved on 2011-10-11. 22. "Whaling: The Japanese position". BBC News. 2008-01-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7153594.stm. 23. ^ "Same whale quota as this year". P4.no (2010-12-17). Retrieved on 2011-10-11. 24. Tahana, Yvonne (2012-07-05). "Fight for Maori whaling traditions". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10817502. 25. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/07/20127511341235201.html 26. http://blogs.aljazeera.com/blog/asia/s-korean-media-unfazed-whaling

Search engines include Open Directory, Wiki External Links, EBSCO, JSTOR and LAPL databasesPage 1 Commercial Whaling 27. "In Depth". BBC NEWS. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/guides/456900/456973/html/nn6page1.stm. 28. Makah Whale Hunt. Nwr.noaa.gov. Retrieved on 2011-10-11. 29. "WWF – Impact of shipping on whales". Panda.org. 2010-02-22. http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/cetaceans/threats/shipping/. Retrieved 2010-07-10. 30. Kirby, Alex. Right whales face extinction. BBC News. June 27, 2000. 31. Baker, C. S.; Palumbi, S. R. (1994). "Which Whales are Hunted? A Molecular Genetic Approach to Monitoring Whaling". Science 265 (5178): 1538–1539. doi:10.1126/science.265.5178.1538. PMID 17801528. 32. Clapham, P. J. & Baker, C. S. (2002). "Modern Whaling" (PDF). http://whale.wheelock.edu/archives/ask03/att-0087/01- whalingemm.pdf. Retrieved 2006-12-03. 33. Angier, Natalie (1994-09-13). "DNA Tests Find Meat of Endangered Whales for Sale in Japan". The New York Times. 34. David Jolly (June 21, 2010). "Under Pressure, Commission Discusses Lifting Whaling Ban". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/world/22whale.html. 35. "Whaling ban must stay, say 200 scientists". AFP. June 22, 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iPUjGuZokfP3tyEKCC8pXzfvgnVg.

Whaling Societies and Research Organizations 1. Alaska Whales - Provides information on research and general information about humpback whales, gray whales, killer whales, northern right whales, bowhead whales, and minke whales. 2. American Cetacean Society - The oldest whale conservation group in the world devoted to education in the field of cetacean research and includes whale adventures, fact sheets, newsletters, journals, and adoption programs. 3. Blue Voice - Working to save dolphin and whale species and offers the latest up-to-date news on whales, and dolphins. 4. Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center - Monitors the types of species that come to the area and studies their feeding, migration and breeding habits. 5. Center for Biological Diversity - Killer Whale - Offers information on the petition filed to list Puget Sound killer whales as an endangered species. 6. Center for Coastal Studies - Educating in the coastal and marine environments, humpback whales, right whales, cape cod, and Stellwagen Bank, includes whale rescue, and research. 7. Center for Whale Research - Founded to promote, conduct, and support benign research on cetaceans. 8. Center for Whale Research: Orcas - Provides information on research, videos, sounds, and field logistics. 9. Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit - Dedicated to the understanding, welfare, and protection of cetaceans. Includes rescue network, educational work, research activities, and how you can help. 10. Cetacean Society International home page - Works for the protection of cetaceans worldwide. 11. Conservation and Development in the Gray Whale Lagoons - Report identifies activities that could have a negative impact on two gray whale habitats, Laguna San Ignacio and Bahia Magdalena. 12. Fundación Cethus - A non-government, non-profit organization, with objectives fixed on investigation, divulgation and conservation of cetaceans. Site is available in both English and Spanish. 13. Greenpeace Whales Campaign - Information about whale species, whaling, environmental threats, sanctuaries, and whale watching plus efforts to end commercial whaling. 14. Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary - This sanctuary was established to protect the humpback whales. Includes news and events, weather, education, and research. 15. Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust - Aims to educate the public about whales and dolphins, includes information on research, education, and conservation. 16. International Marine Mammal Project - Works to make oceans safe for marine mammals worldwide by including take-action alerts, campaigns, and membership. 17. Irish Whale and Dolphin Group - Dedicated to the conservation, research and better understanding of whales. Includes cetacean news, sightings, stranding news, events, and research. 18. Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) - Rescues and releases marine mammals and sea turtles.

Search engines include Open Directory, Wiki External Links, EBSCO, JSTOR and LAPL databasesPage 2 Commercial Whaling 19. NRDC- Whales and Marine Animals - Includes information on the threats to whales, and on various NRDC-led campaigns to protect them and their natural habitats. 20. North Gulf Oceanic Society - A non-profit organization that specializes in marine mammal research and conservation, and education in Alaska. 21. Ocean Alliance - Dedicated to the conservation of whales and their ocean environment, includes useful information on whales and research. 22. Oceanic Society and Oceanic Society Expeditions - Conducts whale watch, participatory research projects, and natural history expeditions for the public. 23. OrcaLab - Its purpose is long-term study of the orcas which inhabit this area, and evaluation of human impacts on them. 24. Protect Whales from Captivity and Hunting - Non-profit societies dedicated to save whales and marine animals from captivity and hunting. 25. Safe Passing - Includes a detailed mission to stop the Makah whale hunt and other whale saving missions. 26. Save The Whales - Includes action alerts, Makah updates, research, adopt a whale, captivity, and marine mammal inventory. 27. SoundNet - The Newsletter of The Oceania Project - Includes current news, action alerts, information and research. 28. Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network - Dedicated to understanding and conserving marine mammals. Provides information on research, education, mammal rescue, rehabilitation, and release. 29. The Dolphin Institute - Dedicated to dolphins and whales through education, research, and conservation, includes scientific papers, research, and testimonials. 30. The Marine Connection - Includes rescues, latest news, campaigns, special events, adoption, education, and information. 31. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society - Provides information about how you can help whales, projects and campaigns, publications, sightings and strandings, species guide, and whale watching. 32. The Whaleman Foundation - Provides information on how to help stop the gray whale hunt, Japanese whaling, and deadly sonar. 33. Tursiops.org - Site providing cetacean related news and forums. 34. Welcome to Wild Whales - Is a resource web site for the cetaceans. It focuses on humpback and killer whale research, as well as conservation and habitat stewardship. 35. Whale Center Of New England - Includes information on humpback whales, adopt a whale, photos, research, education, conservation, right whales, and other endangered cetacean species. 36. Whale Rescue Team - Dedicated to the rescue and protection of marine mammals. Includes information on projects and campaigns. California, USA. 37. Whales Alive - A non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and celebration of whales, includes how you can help, conservation issues, photographs, and whale watching information. 38. World Whale Police - Mission is to educate the public about the necessity for marine mammal protection and to raise public awareness of safety through lectures, includes information on stopping the whale hunt. 39. CBS News: Paper - Japan Offered Bribes, Hookers to Protect Whaling - Undercover investigation alleges Japanese money and prostitutes offered to small nations in exchange for support of commercial whaling. (June 13, 2010) 40. NYTimes.com - Angry Japan Lashes Out After Defeat on Whaling - During a five-day meeting of the International Whaling Commission, the Japanese delegation did not get its way and retaliated by working to deny Arctic natives in Alaska and Russia their traditional whale-hunting quotas. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.] (May 26, 2002) 41. Airlines refuse to carry Norway's whale exports - Greenpeace secures international blockade of blubber trade as Oslo prepares to resume hunting endangered species in defiance of ban. (July 10, 2001) 42. Brazil's First Whale Sanctuary - An editorial on Brazil approving its first whale sanctuary. (September 20, 2000)

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1. Catalinac, Amy L., and Gerald Chan. "Japan, The West, And The Whaling Issue: Understanding The Japanese Side." Japan Forum 17.1 (2005): 133-163. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=16768320&site=ehost-live 2. JORDAN, TARA. "Revising The International Convention On The Regulation Of Whaling: A Proposal To End The Stalemate Within The International Whaling Commission." Wisconsin International Law Journal 29.4 (2012): 833- 868. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=83597388&site=ehost-live 3. Tillman, Michael F. "The International Management Of Aboriginal Whaling." Reviews In Fisheries Science 16.4 (2008): 437-444. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=55137786&site=ehost-live 4. "The Whaling Dispute In The South Pacific: A Japanese Perspective." Journal Of East Asia & International Law 4.2 (2011): 449-456. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=69620605&site=ehost-live 5. Rieser, Alison. "Whales, Whaling, And The Warming Oceans." Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review 36.2 (2009): 401-429. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=43545391&site=ehost-live 6. C. SCOTT BAKER, et al. "How Few Whales Were There After Whaling? Inference From Contemporary Mtdna Diversity." Molecular Ecology 17.1 (2008): 236-251. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27940383&site=ehost-live 7. Costello, Christopher, Steven Gaines, and Leah R. Gerber. "Conservation Science: A Market Approach To Saving The Whales." Nature 481.7380 (2012): 139-140. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=70251255&site=ehost-live 8. "Impasse At Talks Leaves Whales High And Dry." Nature 460.7251 (2009): 23. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=42972375&site=ehost-live 9. "Much Whaling And Gnashing Of Teeth." Nature 435.7044 (2005): 856. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=17348669&site=ehost-live 10. "Whaling's Deep-Sea Impact." Environment 47.4 (2005): 5. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=16830831&site=ehost-live

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1. Aron, William. "The Ban on Whale Hunting Is Not Justified." Endangered Oceans. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1999. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/ic/ovic/PageFinderPortletPage/PageFinderPortletWindow? javax.portlet.action=doSearch&action=1&avoidSearchHistory=true&query=RN+EJ3010130228 2. Berggren, Per, et al. "Further Scrutiny of Scientific Whaling." Science 290.5497 (2000): 1696. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/ic/ovic/PageFinderPortletPage/PageFinderPortletWindow? javax.portlet.action=doSearch&action=1&avoidSearchHistory=true&query=RN+A69066822 3. Taylor, David G. "INCREMENTAL PROGRESS AT THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION." St. Petersburg Times [St. Petersburg, FL] 21 July 2011. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/ic/ovic/PageFinderPortletPage/PageFinderPortletWindow? javax.portlet.action=doSearch&action=1&avoidSearchHistory=true&query=RN+A262058095 4. Dyer, Kelly. "OBAMA'S LEADERSHIP ON WHALING: PROGRESS BUT NO SEA CHANGE." Tampa Bay Times [St. Petersburg, FL] 9 Oct. 2012.Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/ic/ovic/PageFinderPortletPage/PageFinderPortletWindow? javax.portlet.action=doSearch&action=1&avoidSearchHistory=true&query=RN+A304904060 5. Derr, Mark. "To whale or not to whale: a controversy over subsistence and commercial hunting threatens to tear apart the International Whaling Commission."The Atlantic Oct. 1997: 22,24+. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/ic/ovic/PageFinderPortletPage/PageFinderPortletWindow? javax.portlet.action=doSearch&action=1&avoidSearchHistory=true&query=RN+A30116811 6. "TRY THIS! DIVE IN A WHALE GRAVEYARD." Globe & Mail [Toronto, Canada] 25 Aug. 2011: L3. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.

Search engines include Open Directory, Wiki External Links, EBSCO, JSTOR and LAPL databasesPage 5 Commercial Whaling http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/ic/ovic/PageFinderPortletPage/PageFinderPortletWindow? javax.portlet.action=doSearch&action=1&avoidSearchHistory=true&query=RN+A265166421 7. Bailey, Ronald. "Whales for sale: sell them to save them." Reason May 2012: 15+. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/ic/ovic/PageFinderPortletPage/PageFinderPortletWindow? javax.portlet.action=doSearch&action=1&avoidSearchHistory=true&query=RN+A285089595 8. Morell, Virginia. "Whales (mostly) win at whaling commission meeting." Science 316.5830 (2007): 1411. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/ic/ovic/PageFinderPortletPage/PageFinderPortletWindow? javax.portlet.action=doSearch&action=1&avoidSearchHistory=true&query=RN+A165430726 9. McGirk, James B. "The whaling commission flounders. (Between the Lines)." Foreign Policy (2002): 66+. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/ic/ovic/PageFinderPortletPage/PageFinderPortletWindow? javax.portlet.action=doSearch&action=1&avoidSearchHistory=true&query=RN+A90989627.

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