Various ships are regularly dispatched to harass the Japanese whaling fleet when they go out murdering whales. The harassment is partially effective but it doesn't stop the killing, it only makes it more difficult and expensive.
What I suggest is that the way to save whales is by communicating with them the same way they communicate with each other: sound. A whale's song can go anywhere up to two hours before it repeats itself and the frequencies of the songs carry extraordinarily well underwater, so much so that they can be heard at incredible distances. I submit this is more than adequate proof that sound is vitally important to a whale.
Therefore, in interfering with whaling, quite possibly the most effective way to do it is to drive the whales away rather than trying to prevent the Japanese from catching them. If there are no whales to catch, no murder can take place.
If one were to mount waterproof speakers to the bottom of the boat, rock music could be broadcast underwater as loud as the amplification you can afford to provide. This would likely be so unpleasant to the whales that they would simply go somewhere else. While it is destructive to the whale's migratory path, it is vastly less destructive than the Japanese killing them (Icelanders and Norwegians do it too, possibly others). Rock music could, potentially, save the whales.
It is well-known that NAVY SONAR interferes with whales and other creatures and this is further proof of the potential efficacy of this solution. I submit that it would worthwhile to experiment with different audio frequencies underwater to determine which is most effective in driving whales away. Once that is determined, the whaling fleets can be easily thwarted and all that is necessary is to pace the vessels that are hunting them and broadcast these sounds underwater so they can't get anywhere near any whales.
I have written of this solution in the past but this time I will follow up further by submitting it to marine research labs (e.g. Scripps in San Diego, etc), the Discovery Channel, Greenpeace, etc. I don't know if this solution would work but it seems like it could be viable and we will never know if no-one ever tries it. If you have any such connections, please feel free to forward what I have written. Credit for this isn't half as important to me as getting it done. Save the whales!
Update:
2/16/13 at 07:22 pm: Greenpeace was contacted by email
2/16/13 at 07:52 pm: The Discovery Channel was contacted via its Web page
3/01/13 at 08:32 pm: The Discovery Channel responded
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What I suggest is that the way to save whales is by communicating with them the same way they communicate with each other: sound. A whale's song can go anywhere up to two hours before it repeats itself and the frequencies of the songs carry extraordinarily well underwater, so much so that they can be heard at incredible distances. I submit this is more than adequate proof that sound is vitally important to a whale.
Therefore, in interfering with whaling, quite possibly the most effective way to do it is to drive the whales away rather than trying to prevent the Japanese from catching them. If there are no whales to catch, no murder can take place.
If one were to mount waterproof speakers to the bottom of the boat, rock music could be broadcast underwater as loud as the amplification you can afford to provide. This would likely be so unpleasant to the whales that they would simply go somewhere else. While it is destructive to the whale's migratory path, it is vastly less destructive than the Japanese killing them (Icelanders and Norwegians do it too, possibly others). Rock music could, potentially, save the whales.
It is well-known that NAVY SONAR interferes with whales and other creatures and this is further proof of the potential efficacy of this solution. I submit that it would worthwhile to experiment with different audio frequencies underwater to determine which is most effective in driving whales away. Once that is determined, the whaling fleets can be easily thwarted and all that is necessary is to pace the vessels that are hunting them and broadcast these sounds underwater so they can't get anywhere near any whales.
I have written of this solution in the past but this time I will follow up further by submitting it to marine research labs (e.g. Scripps in San Diego, etc), the Discovery Channel, Greenpeace, etc. I don't know if this solution would work but it seems like it could be viable and we will never know if no-one ever tries it. If you have any such connections, please feel free to forward what I have written. Credit for this isn't half as important to me as getting it done. Save the whales!
Update:
2/16/13 at 07:22 pm: Greenpeace was contacted by email
2/16/13 at 07:52 pm: The Discovery Channel was contacted via its Web page
3/01/13 at 08:32 pm: The Discovery Channel responded
Dear Viewer,
Thank you for contacting Animal Planet.
We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to write us and for bringing
this matter to our attention. Please know that we will take your comments
under advisement.
Thank you for expressing your interest in our programming.
Sincerely,
Viewer Relations
Animal Planet
A reply to this message will not be answered. If you have additional
questions or comments, please go to our webform at
http://extweb.discovery.com/viewerrelations.
2 comments:
looking forward to hearing the responses that you receive from the experts. Keep writing! Wil
Thanks! I'm very curious to know if this really is a viable solution as it seems the logic is sound. Whether anyone will respond to it remains to be discovered but, as always, only in silence are we defeated!
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