Well, what can I say!
While I was on vacation!
In fact, I missed out on whale-steak the entire summer while home, but I'm not shy to say that I would have enjoyed it.
I made a comment (I think on BT) some time ago, that the issue has totally been hijacked by Greenpeace and others and made into an emotionally charged quest.
I grew up with whale 'beef' as part of our diet served for dinner at least once a fortnight.  There is nothing wrong in harvesting such resources as long as it is done in a sustainable way.  You made very compelling arguments as to why.  It is unlikely to win you (or me) a popularity contest, though...  

That was a GREAT diary, as is this one. Thanks for providing some insights on totally unexpected - yet absolutely relevant - topics.

(It's a bit lame to congratulate ourselves between front pagers, but hey, someone's got to do it!)

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes