I dropped this series earlier because of its poor art and non-existent plot. Luckily, though, the high rating let me find it again so that I could read the comment on whaling. I was reserved at first with not knowing what to expect, and now I can confidently say that the chapter didn't disappoint.
At least I know now that everything is America's fault. I would have been worried if the author hadn't informed his readers that the United States has a corrupt government, a military that doesn't care about wild life, performs inhumane experiments, destroys peoples' dreams, presses their beliefs onto other countries, and most of all enjoys making poor animals suffer.
"Whales are dignified animals with high intelligence; that's why they shouldn't be killed at all cost." This is the West's unilateral beliefs, however there are some who don't recognize this.
Due to foreign countries' pressure, whale fishing is basically prohibited at present. With this incident of ashore whales; all the research institutes don't have much resources at their disposal to investigate this matter.
The LFAS is used by American military to measure the size of warships. The sonar that it emits is a very powerful sound that the brain of whales, dolphins and other marine animals in the surrounding areas gets disrupted.
Well, Shiryou's family has strong connections with the American government. That's why they're capable of acquiring the sonar device.
Formerly, low frequency sound was used to brain wash people. I heard that American Intelligence is performing some human experiments on this.
You see, my father used to be a fisherman who catches whales... Since I was a kid, I dreamt of catching such a huge fish when I grew up. However, ever since whale fishing became prohibited, I lost the urge to become a fisherman.
It's not just Shiryou, the America who's so against the whale fishing here in Japan is currently using the LFAS that doesn't discriminate whether it's whale or dolphin. It will mess up their brains and make them suffer.