Does Greenpeace support sustainable whaling?
Greenpeace is campaigning to end all commercial whaling. Commercial whaling has never been sustainable. It has driven nearly every species of hunted whale close to extinction. This is largely because of their high commercial value and slow growth rates. If you add to this all the other factors affecting the health of our oceans (and whales), there is no question that commercial whaling is not sustainable and must end. Greenpeace does not oppose subsistence whaling by indigenous peoples.We promote whale watching as a sustainable and profitable alternative to whaling.
