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...Whale watch. Not only cool, but educational. The ocean and wind will cool you off, and the whales will...
...Many whale watch boats cruise out of Lynn, Gloucester or Cape Cod, but one of the best whale watches departs right from Boston Harbor. Run by the New England Aquarium, the cruises depart daily at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Reservations are recommended (call 9735281), and the prices are a hefty $23 for adults, $18.50 for college students...
Willy in Free Willy: "I'm an orca whale, moody over being separated from my family. But I will teach, and learn from, a fatherless 12-year...
Tundi Agardy of the World Wildlife Fund notes that since some whales live as long as humans do, it can take decades for scientists to determine whether whaling is harming a species. Moreover, no one yet knows how hunting interacts with other pressures that affect whale populations, including pollution and shipping traffic. Beluga whales that wash ashore at the confluence of Canada's St. Lawrence and Saguenay rivers are often so loaded with toxic chemicals that they are treated as hazardous waste...
Despite the passion of the debate, whaling has more symbolic than economic importance for both Japan and Norway. Japan presents whaling as an "aboriginal" enterprise deeply entwined in its culture; in fact, however, whale meat became popular after World War II, and today only a small percentage of the people regularly eat the $55-a-pound delicacy. The industry has been trying to muster public opinion by distributing slick brochures. One titled "Let's Take a New Look at Healthy Whale Meat" contends that it is high in protein, low in fat and "good for food-allergenic people." Norway...