Whaling and Fishing

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European Commission

Brussels

11/02/2025 - 10:48

Description

Why fishing is generally considered to be more acceptable than whaling, when both practices involving the hunting of marine life.

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Language

(en) English

Speech number: 33224

Duration

13:45

Level

Advanced / Test-type

Use

Simultaneous

Domains

General

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Terminology

Faroe Islands, archipelago, Northern lights, light pollution, blubber, Grindadráp (whale hunts), whale carcasses, Moby Dick, "Free Willy", whale watching, goldfish, emotional disconnect, calf, gestation period, reproductive cycle, ripple effect, phytoplankton, overhunting, moratorium, orcas, humpback whales, commercial whaling, overfishing, European eel, Atlantic bluefin thuna, livelihoods, plight, whale of a time