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[–] unscholarly_source@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If he's doing this for profit, there has to be a consumer... Who are the consumers and what are they buying?

[–] muix@infosec.pub 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Sadly, there is whale meat in our supermarkets and restaurants. The only reason they can sell it is because some of the whale is "necessary" for "research", and the meat is a "byproduct".

[–] unscholarly_source@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What kind of research necessitates killing whales??

[–] running_tadpole@lemdro.id 22 points 1 year ago

Research of the taste of whale meat