Do we have any experts in the fishing industry on lemmy?
Is whaling really that profitable? Because it’s weird to go back on something like whaling if it isn’t profitable. Like I know the Japanese are subsidizing it heavily as a point of national pride, but that can hardly be the issue here.
It isn’t really profitable. The meat isn’t really in demand and they harvest far fewer than the limit that’s set by the government. This interview with a wailer from freakenomics was interesting and touched on a lot of these issues.
I’m currently reading Moby Dick and that book goes over the entire process of harvesting a whale. Even then they started it wasn’t necessarily profitable but the versatility of the whale s resources were went they are harvested. I also heard the meat sucks.
I could be wrong, but I thought the only reason Japanese whaling wasn’t profitable is that it’s for “research” so it can’t be for profit, and also all the physical harassment from “eco terrorist” groups.
Do we have any experts in the fishing industry on lemmy? Is whaling really that profitable? Because it’s weird to go back on something like whaling if it isn’t profitable. Like I know the Japanese are subsidizing it heavily as a point of national pride, but that can hardly be the issue here.
It isn’t really profitable. The meat isn’t really in demand and they harvest far fewer than the limit that’s set by the government. This interview with a wailer from freakenomics was interesting and touched on a lot of these issues.
Here is the freakanomics episode
I’m currently reading Moby Dick and that book goes over the entire process of harvesting a whale. Even then they started it wasn’t necessarily profitable but the versatility of the whale s resources were went they are harvested. I also heard the meat sucks.
no it was very profitable parts of the whale were worth their weight in gold and the oil was worth a lot as well
I could be wrong, but I thought the only reason Japanese whaling wasn’t profitable is that it’s for “research” so it can’t be for profit, and also all the physical harassment from “eco terrorist” groups.