If you can't understand what is immoral about a few countries killing whales, then you're a lost cause.
The weapon used by 19th century whalers to kill whales was a lance.
"It is doing research in order to kill whales."
By who, a coalition of angry fishermen who want to kill whales?
It said Norwegian hunters were planning to kill 382 minke whales over the next three years.
Golf doesn't create nuclear waste and (19th hole stories apart) it doesn't kill whales.
Until recently, any country was allowed to issue itself a permit to kill whales for scientific purposes.
Even when we killed whales, the tail went to the Indians.
I don't see the point in making a distinction between natives having more of a right to kill whales than nonnative people.
However, many countries have laws saying not to kill whales anymore.