Scientific Uncertainty and the Politics of Whaling

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SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY AND THE POLITICS OF WHALING SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY AND THE POLITICS OF WHALING Michael Heazle UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS Seattle and London CANADIAN CIRCUMPOLAR INSTITUTE (CCI) PRESS Edmonton Copyright © 2006 by the University of Washington Press Printed in the United States of America 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Heazle, Michael. Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling / Michael Heazle.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-295-98605-0 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Whaling—Political aspects. 2. International Whaling Commission. 3. Whales—Conservation—Decision making. 4. Uncertainty (Information theory) I. Title. sh381.h42 2006 333.95'95—dc22 2006004334 Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Heazle, Michael Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling / Michael Heazle. (Circumpolar research series, issn 0838-133X ; no. 11) Co-published by the Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI) Press. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-295-98605-o (UWP) isbn 1-896445-37-3 (CCIP) Circumpolar Research Series No. 11; Studies in Whaling No. 8 1. International Whaling Commission. 2. Whaling—Political aspects. 3. Whales—Conservation—Decision making. 4. Uncertainty (Information theory). I. Title. II. Series. sh381.h42 2006a 333.95'95 c2006-901321-7 The paper used in this publication is acid-free and 90 percent recycled from at least 50 percent post-consumer waste. It meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48–1984.8A THIS BOOK IS PUBLISHED IN MEMORY OF MARSHA L. LANDOLT (1948–2004), DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AND VICE PROVOST, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS ENDOWMENT. For Kazu, Alexi, and Jake ...