stepped in and basically said we had to buy Mexico’s tuna. And we also learned that President Clinton and VP Gore were not as pro-conservation as once perceived. They passed a bill that basically gave Mexico and other countries permission to sell their tuna as dolphin safe even though they were killing hundreds of dolphins with each load of tuna they brought in. So much for the great environmental crusaders in the White House.Jan. 17th Team TG Discussion night… Almost.Things were good at the cliffs this after noon. Weather was perfect; ocean was nice and calm. We were even able to find a pod that gave us some fun to watch behaviors. There was a calf that did quite a few breaches and pectoral slaps.At the lecture my team was suppose to talk about aboriginal whaling and the Makah Indians. The Makah were a group of Indians applying for an aboriginal license to resume the hunting of the Grey whale. Unlike some of the Eskimo’s who have to hunt to maintain their survival, the Makah voluntarily gave up hunting of whales since the tribe no longer needed it. A license again was granted by the Clinton administration, and the Makah took every advantage. When the day for the hunt came the Makah equipped themselves with high-speed pursuit boats; the coast guard gave them 50 caliber rifles and they headed straight for a marine sanctuary with the coast guard escort. They successfully killed a Grey whale using the type of rifle that the U.S. Rangers use to take out tanks from long distances.Instead of us giving the presentation we had a guest speaker who had video footage to show the class. He had pretty much aid everything that needed to be said. We were ready to go and give a presentation. But with him there all we really were able to do was ask questions to the class and do our best to get a debate started. Which I might add I did quite successfully.Jan. 18 Underwater noise pollution Again we are at the cliffs. T...
