Editing Whaling (section)

=== Indonesia ===
[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Walvisvaarders bij Lamakera Solor ten oosten van Flores TMnr 10010872.jpg|thumb|Lamakera whale hunters in a traditional boat called [[paledang]], {{circa|1900}}]]
Lamalera, on the south coast of the island of [[Lembata]], and [[Lamakera]] on neighbouring [[Solor]], are the two remaining Indonesian whaling communities. The hunters obey religious taboos that ensure that they use every part of the animal. About half of the catch is kept in the village; the rest is bartered in local markets.

In 1973, the [[United Nations]]'s [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (FAO) sent a whaling ship and a Norwegian whaler to modernize their hunt. This effort lasted three years and was not successful. According to the FAO report, the Lamalerans "have evolved a method of whaling which suits their natural resources, cultural tenets and style."<ref name=":1">{{cite journal|last=Bruemmer|first=Fred|year=2001|title=Sea hunters of Lamalera|journal=Natural History|volume=110|issue=8|pages=54–59 |issn=0028-0712}}</ref> Lamalerans say they returned the ship because they immediately caught five sperm whales, too many to butcher and eat without refrigeration.<ref name="smh">{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/whale-watch/in-for-the-kill-last-of-the-ancient-whalers/2008/03/07/1204780065634.html|title=In for the kill, last of the ancient whalers|last=Broadhead|first=Ivan|date=2008-03-08|work=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2018-05-06|language=en}}</ref> Since these communities only hunt whales for noncommercial purposes, it is categorized as 'aboriginal subsistence hunters' by the IWC.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32429447|title=Hunting whales with rowing boats and spears|last=Brown|first=Taylor Kate|date=2015-04-26|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-11-08|language=en-GB}}</ref>
[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Bewoners van kampong Lamakera bekijken een gevangen walvis Noordoost-Solor TMnr 10006615.jpg|thumb|The catch of lamakerans]]
The Lamalerans hunt for several species of whales but catching sperm whales are preferable, while other whales, such as baleen whales, are considered taboo to hunt.<ref name=":1" /> They caught five sperm whales in 1973; they averaged about 40 per year from the 1960s through the mid 1990s, 13 total from 2002 to 2006, 39 in 2007,<ref name="smh" /> an average of 20 per year 2008 through 2014, and caught 3 in 2015.<ref name="spice">{{Cite web |url=https://spiceislandsblog.com/2015/10/23/the-whale-hunters-of-lamalera/ |title=The Whale Hunters of Lamalera |last=Burnet |first=Ian |date=2015-10-23 |website=spiceislandsblog |language=en-US |access-date=2018-05-06}}</ref>

Traditional Lamaleran whaling used wooden fishing boats built by a group of local craftsmen clan called ''ata molã,'' and the fishermen will mourn the "death" of their ships for two months.<ref name=":1" /> These days, the Lamalerans use a motor engine to power their boats; however, their tradition dictates that once a whale has been caught, fishermen will have to row their boats and the whale back to the shore. The traditional practices made whaling a dangerous hunt. In one case, a boat was pulled approximately 120&nbsp;km away towards [[Timor]] (see [[Nantucket sleighride]]), while in another case, the hunted whale capsized the boat and forced the fishermen to swim for 12 hours back to the shore.<ref name=":2" />