2016 年 16 巻 p. 59-67
Since 1987, the harvesting of humpback whales by the Bequians of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been approved by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) as a form of “aboriginal subsistence whaling.” However, in 2012, a non-profit organization launched an anti-whaling, pro-whale watching campaign, because the chairperson of the organization thought that whaling in Bequia was not aboriginal subsistence whaling. In this paper, I address issues that have resulted from the campaign, and explore the future of whaling in Bequia.