The Humpback Whale, when fully grown, grows to be about 40-50 ft. in length and can weigh up to 79,000 lbs. Humpback Whales have an unusual, but very recognisable body shape. They are known for being an acrobatic in the water when the breach and slap the water.
The fate of the 21-year-old moratorium on commercial whaling is a numbers’ game played at the annual International Whaling Commission meeting, and this year Japan is still short of votes in its drive to overturn the ban. Tokyo, which has fought for years to undo the 1986 moratorium, sent shivers through anti-whaling ranks last year when it rallied a one-vote majority at the IWC for a symbolic resolution saying the ban was no longer needed.