It was a story of Whalers on a whaling ship.

这是个关于上人故事。

The IWC ordered the ban on commercial whaling over 30 years ago.

国际委员会30多年前下令禁止商业。

The international whaling organization has issued its first-ever extinction alert.

国际组织首次发布了灭绝警报。

The international whaling commission issued a moratorium on whale hunting in 1985.

国际委员会在 1985 年颁布了暂停规定。

A fearful accident occurred to the boat's crew of another whaler when attacking a rorqual.

员，在时碰到了件可怕事情。

Second, orcas prefer to hunt whales.

第二，虎更喜欢。

Japan unsuccessfully lobbied the IWC in September to resume commercial whaling.

日本曾在9月游说国际委员会恢复商业，但并未成功。

That number is near estimated pre-whaling levels.

这数字接近前估计水平。

Commercial whaling is illegal, but there's a loophole in the law that allows whaling for scientific research.

商业是非法, 但法律上漏洞允许用于科研目。

One tribe, the Makah, has a long history of whaling.

个名为玛卡部落有着悠久历史。

Commercial whaling is a very small industry in Japan.

商业在日本是个非常小行业。

Half of all ships will eventually be lost at sea.

半最后会在大海里失踪。

And those of us that survived in ill-equipped whaleboats...

我们幸存者在装备不良艇上。

Commercial whaling was banned in 1986 by an International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium.

1986年，国际委员会（IWC）禁止商业。

Japan will also pull out of an intergovernmental body that regulates the industry.

日本还将退出监管业政府间组织。

Right now, whale populations are still recovering from industrial whaling.

目前，鱼数量仍在从工业中恢复。

Whale hunting during the 20th century caused sharp drops in whale populations.

20世纪活动导致鱼数量急剧下降。

The leading boat dashes on. The harpooner stands up with his weapon in hand.

领航出发了。鱼叉手拿着叉待命。

The IWC adopted a moratorium on commercial whaling in 1982 and Japan halted it eight years later.

国际鲍委员会于1982年通过商业暂停令，8年后日本停止了商业。

Incidents during the last whaling season have demonstrated the dangers involved.

上个季节发生事故就表明其中危险。