Oddly, the question I asked the other day when writing about whaleburgers may have been answered by Daniel Drezner. There may, indeed, be reasons why certain species of whales need not be protected by an overall ban on all whaling.
Second, the pro-whaling coalition has a point — there are some species of whales which are not endangered. The Economist (subscription required) points out that not even Japan is proposing hunting blue whales or other endangered species right now. UPDATE: This Joshua Kurlantzick piece from 2004 in The New Republic makes the policy and gastronomic case for why the whaling ban should be partially lifted.
So there you have it. There may be reasons, other than blatant and outright bribery, that a total ban may not be needed.
So it may still be possible you'll see the burgers!
