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Humpback Cow/Calf Pair
Photo courtesy of Dr. Roger Payne's Ocean Alliance

"At the 2005 & 2006 IWC meeting's Japan announced that it will add Humpback whales to its list of target hunted species. Although there is a zero quota in place for commercial whaling, Japan is doing what it claims to be "Scientific Whaling". Here's how it works: the International Whaling Commission allows nations to issue permits to its scientists to kill whales for research purposes. So Japan simply changed the name of what it was doing from 'Commercial Whaling' to 'Scientific Whaling' and the world now has to stand by helplessly, watching Japan kill whales for what is, as the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission has pointed out repeatedly, a commercial hunt, not science." (Roger Payne, PhD) (Open Letter to the Youth of Japan From Roger Payne, PhD President, Ocean Alliance)

Operation Humpback Help
2007 - 2008 Participants

Teacher + Grade Level School/ Organization City and State Country # Of Whales Will send to:
Williamson/Wells 8 Tower School Marblehead, MA USA 1100
Perrella/Thomson 2 Tower School Marblehead, MA USA 250
Symmes Westminster Schools Alums Garrison, NY USA 50
Clark/Henderson 2/5 Tower School Marblehead, MA USA 103
Hunnicut Johnson Primary Camp Lejeune, NC USA 36
Suzie + Paul Silver Star Cruises Albany, WA Australia 1,000
--- Seacoast Science Center Rye, NH USA TBA
Ashley Brownley B-WET, Nauticus Norfolk, VA USA TBA
Oglesbys Porter Springs Dahlonega, GA USA 50
Mr. Funari Pingree School South Hamilton, MA USA TBA
C. Erickson Chelsea High School Chelsea, MA USA TBA
K. Reilly, S. Cullum, and B. Cullum
9-12th grade
Wesley Chapel High School Wesley Chapel, FL USA TBA
A. Sriram/2nd Grade Douglas School Acton, MA USA 50
S. Moore/HS & 4th Grade Croatan High School Newport NC USA 350+
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