Maybe we should let the whales eat him

The majestic animal at right is a sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis. The sei reaches lengths of 50-60', and has been listed as endangered since 1980. There are, perhaps, 50,000 sei whales remaining, maybe 20% of their population size prior to whaling. Apparently, the considerably less majestic animal on the plate at right is a sei whale, as well.

The owners of a Santa Monica, California restaurant known as The Hump were charged last week with serving whale meat. Also charged was Kiyoshiro Yamamoto, sushi chef at the restaurant. He apparently served whale meat to two undercover informants during a sting operation. The Marine Mammal Protection Act, passed in 1972, prohibits the sale of whale meat of any kind.

Here's the web page for The Hump, with the requisite apology for their actions. Far too little, far too late. But that's just my opinion. Well, maybe not.