Whaling Debates: Ethics and Sustainability

Bjørn Andersen has killed hundreds of minke whales. He tells us how he does it, why he does it, and what he thinks would happen if whale-hunting ever stopped. (This bonus episode is a follow-up to our series “Everything You Never Knew About Whaling.”)

• SOURCES:
  • Bjørn Andersen, Norwegian whaler.

• RESOURCES:
  • "Digestive physiology of minke whales," by S.D. Mathiesen, T.H. Aagnes, W. Sørmo, E.S. Nordøy, A.S. Blix, M.A. Olsen (Developments in Marine Biology, 1995).
  • "Norway Is Planning to Resume Whaling Despite World Ban," by Craig Whitney (New York Times, 1992).
  • "Commission Votes to Ban Hunting of Whales," by Philip Shabecoff (New York Times, 1982).

• EXTRAS:
  • "Everything You Never Knew About Whaling," series by Freakonomics Radio (2023).