'Scientific' whaling

'Scientific' whaling a con: study. :

"The scientists have carried out extensive whale surveys, including deployment of more than 140 sonobuoys to record whale sounds as well as sightings of whales conducted from the bridge of the research ship, Aurora Australis."

This study had 62 scientists from 14 countries covering a a 10 week study of one million square metres of the Southern Ocean. There is no need to kill whales to gain valid and valuable scientific evidence about them.