THE WHALE HUNT OF LAMALERA

(The reasons why this activity is allowed to do)

Presented by Anastasia M. K. Udak (200000089)

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Lamalera Village
N

East Nusa Tenggara

Lembata Island

Indonesia Lamalera Village (A) Lamalera Village (B)

Lamalera Village

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But.....

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Why is this allowed to do?

The Moratorium in 1982:
1) Whaling for commercial purposes should be a pause from the 1985/1986
season onwards.
2) Aboriginal subsistence whaling by some aborigines is allowed to do, but they
are only to hunt a limited number of whales and only to fulfil their subsistence
needs.

https://iwc.int/commercial
https://archive.iwc.int/pages/download.php?ref=464&size=&ext=pdf&k=dd5e19effe&alternative=-1&usage=-1&usagecomment
https://www.animallaw.info/article/cracking-facade-international-whaling-commission-institution-international-law-norwegian
 Reports of the International Whaling Commission Special Issue 4
(1982)
1) Aboriginal subsistence whaling means “whaling, for purposes of local
aboriginal consumption carried out by or on behalf of aboriginal, indigenous
or native peoples who share strong community, familial, social and cultural
ties related to a continuing traditional dependence on whaling and on the use
of whales.”
2) Local aboriginal consumption means “the traditional uses of whale products
by local aboriginal, indigenous or native communities in meeting their
nutritional, subsistence and cultural requirements. The term includes trade in
items which are by-products of subsistence catches.”

https://archive.iwc.int/pages/download.php?ref=464&size=&ext=pdf&k=dd5e19effe&alternative=-1&usage=-1&usagecomment
 Geneva Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
(1931)
The present Convention does not apply to aborigines dwelling on the coasts of
the territories of the High Contracting Parties provided that:
(1) They only use canoes, pirogues or other exclusively native craft propelled by
oars or sails;
(2) They do not carry firearms;
(3) They are not in the employment of persons other than aborigines;
(4) They are not under contract to deliver the products of their whaling to any
third person.

https://www.loc.gov/law/help/us-treaties/bevans/m-ust000003-0026.pdf
Lama Fa : the hunters
Paledang : traditional wooden boats
with oars or sails

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 Tempuling :
a long barbed bamboo
harpoon to catch the
whale.

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 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW)
(1946)

1) Taking or killing of sperm whales by whale catchers may be permitted as

long as an open season or seasons for whaling not to exceed eight months out
of any period of twelve months.
2) Whaling by aboriginal people for subsistence whaling to sustain aboriginal
subsistence needs is permitted, but only in limited quantities.

https://archive.iwc.int/pages/view.php?ref=3606&k=
Leva Nuang (the official whaling season):
1st May to 31st October every year.

A catholic priest will conduct a mass as the opening

ceremony of Leva Nuang.
The species of whale that is hunted by
Lamalera villagers is the sperm whale.

Photos: Claudio Sieber

https://www.outsideonline.com/2340936/whale-hunt-lamalera-indonesia
  The local barter
market of 
Wulandoni Village

Photos: Doug Bock Clark

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 CONCLUSI
ON
Based on the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
1946/1986 and Geneva Convention for the Regulation of Whaling 1931,
traditional whaling in Lamalera is permitted to do.
THANK
YOU
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