Sentences with phrase «whale hunting tradition»
This is a wonderful place known for its ship building, whale hunting tradition and fine eateries.
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Learn about Pico's rich history and traditions by visiting the Wine Museum and the Whaler's Museum and discover Pico's long wine - making tradition dating back to the 15th century and its past whale - hunting customs.
Do visit the Museo do Vinho and the Whaling Museum and learn about Pico's long wine - making tradition and its transition from whale - hunting.
Some Alaska Native peoples continue by tradition to hunt bowhead and beluga whales on a subsistence level, with low annual bowhead total quotas set by the International Whaling Commission in conjunction with individual village limits set by the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission.
Specifically, the Chuckchee people of eastern Siberia have hunted the whales, ostensibly as part of their cultural tradition of hunting and eating whales.
Whaling is defended by some Japanese, however, who feel unfairly singled out by international criticism and who argue that the hunts are a Japanese tradition.
Despite the moratorium on whaling, Japan is allowed an annual «scientific» hunt, arguing whaling is a cherished tradition and the hunt is necessary to study whales.