they aren't hunting them until they are dead. they are taking hundreds of individuals out of hundreds of thousands, and that's just select species, not "all the whales"
here's an article about how we're not doing enough, even though species like the humpback isn't o nthe endangered list anymore. but it does mention their uses in space
http://www.independent.co.uk/environmen ... 35193.htmlmy point is simply, they shouldn't be banned for no reason. responsible hunting (which would be MORE than the nips are doing now, mind you, as they barely are doing anything) shouldn't be out of the question