"Some 25,000 whales have been killed since the ban on commercial whaling began"

"Minke whales eat large numbers of fish, therefore the annual culling increases fish stocks for humans "

how are whales hunted?

Some people believe that whalers kill whales humanely but the primary weapon for killing whales is a harpoon with a grenade in the head. This is to cause maximum internal damage to the whale. There have been reports that whales have been alive while they are being slaughtered up to an hour an a half after being caught with a harpoon grenade.