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» High North Alliance - Defending the right of coastal communities to hunt marine mammals sustainably. Articles, statistics, news, photos and alternative views. Norway.

» International Network for Whaling Research - Keeps members informed about others' research activities, provides notice of upcoming conferences and workshops, sponsors at least one international meeting each year, promotes publication of research on whaling societies, and provides a means by which those active in this research field can solicit and facilitate research cooperation with others having similar interests.

» International Whaling Commission - The intergovernmental body responsible for the conservation of whales and the management of whaling.

» Japan Whaling Association - Learn about the importance of whaling to the Japanese culture, the history of whaling in Japan, facts about whales and whaling, and details about the organisation.

» Makah Nation: Makah Whaling - Questions and answers about their subsistence whaling as preserved in the only Indian treaty with the United States that specifically mentions whaling and sealing. Includes a description of the activities and plans of the tribe, a description of antiwhaling actions taken against the tribe and a link to the Makah Whaling Management Plan of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.

» Whales and Whaling in the Faroe Islands - A general introduction.

» The Whaling Controversy Between Japan and the U.S. - A college-level anthropology paper which details the general dispute between whaling and nonwhaling countries, especially between Japan and the United States.

» Why do I Support the Whaling? - Article discussing some of the commonly given reasons for not hunting and killing whales.

» World Council of Whalers - Features information about the group's mission, FAQs, news, a list of media events, a map of world whaling, contact information, and links to other whaling sites.

» ABC News: Save the Whales, Kill a Culture? - Dean Schabner. The Makah tribe says groups that want to stop their whale hunt are using racist arguments, but the opponents say they just want to save the whales. (May 29, 2002)

» Observer: 'You eat cows and pigs, so why can't we eat whales?' - Anthony Browne in Osaka. "Next week Japan takes on the world to lift the ban on whaling; meet the harpoon hunters who demand the right to kill for profit and accuse the West of double standards." Includes statistics and timeline. UK. (June 24, 2001)

» Victoria Times Colonist: Message to Whale-hunt Foes: Indians Can't Live on Nobility - Groups who historically have hunted whales want to do so again now that the whale populations have risen. Canada. (September 4, 1998)

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