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Whaling should be banned
For	Against
whales possess cognitive ability as well as high intelligence whaling, especially commerical whaling, will lead to extinctions of certain species of whales whaling is cruel	whaling is an essential condition for the successful operation of commercial fisheries whaling brings positive effects to the region's economy whaling is important for scientific research

whaling is an essential condition for the successful operation of commercial fisheries
For	Against
whales puts a heavy predatory pressure on commercial species of fish

whales puts a heavy predatory pressure on commercial species of fish
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	THAT DOESNT MATTER.Humans shouldn't kill innocent creatures just because they interfere with fishing. Whaling is illegal.

whaling brings positive effects to the region's economy
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whaling, as a food source, is important to many developing countries, where it is very expensive to import food from the developed world whaling provides job opportunities in fisheries and restaurants	whaling causes serious harm to the whale-watching industry which brings forth much higher economic benefits through hotels and tourism

whaling causes serious harm to the whale-watching industry which brings forth much higher economic benefits through hotels and tourism
For	Against
upholding a pro-whaling stance may damage the country's own economy by driving away anti-whaling tourists whale-watching provides more equitable distribution of profits to developing countries than commercial whaling by pelagic fleets from developed countries whaling usually kills those whales that are not afraid to come close to the ships, on which the whole whale-watching activity depends	this argument is based on the false assumption that whaling is unsustainable, i.e. that it will deprive the whale-watching industry of whales

whaling provides job opportunities in fisheries and restaurants
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whale blubber can be converted into valuable oleochemicals

whale blubber can be converted into valuable oleochemicals
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whale meat is an important source of food in many places, such as Japan (in the past)

whales possess cognitive ability as well as high intelligence
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whales possess the largest physical brains of any animal it has been found that whales possess spindle neurons, a type of brain cell which was considered to exist only in humans and other primates

whaling, especially commerical whaling, will lead to extinctions of certain species of whales
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sustainable whaling is simply impossible for many species of whales, especially for those which have been depleted by industrial whaling

sustainable whaling is simply impossible for many species of whales, especially for those which have been depleted by industrial whaling
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whales are long lived (have an average life span of 150 years) and slow to mature

whales are long lived (have an average life span of 150 years) and slow to mature
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it takes time to replace whales killed by whaling because whales breed slowly because they mature slowly

whaling is cruel
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whales are killed at sea often using explosive harpoons, which puncture their skin and then explode inside their body

whaling is important for scientific research
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	scientific study of a whale does not require killing it, i.e lethal sampling

scientific study of a whale does not require killing it, i.e lethal sampling
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	lethal sampling is required to obtain age information

lethal sampling is required to obtain age information
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the age information can be reliably obtained by looking at the ear plug in the head of the dead animal	all other information can be gathered through non-lethal means

all other information can be gathered through non-lethal means
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dietary information of the whales can be gathered from analysis of their faeces gender, reproductive status, and population profiles can be gathered from non-lethal biopsies