Do humpback whales eat the oceans empty?
That is the argument of the Japanese lobbyists for commercial whaling, who claim that the whales will deplete all the fish stocks, but it is not true! Humpback whales are not able to eat big fish which we humans prefer (like tuna, perch or swordfish) because their throat only has a diameter of only 6-8 inches or the size of a cantaloupe! If a bigger fish came into its mouth, the humpback whale would have to spit it out to avoid chocking. The types of fish the humpback whales eat are not overfished, yet. The greatest danger to the fish supply comes from humans who are about to destroy global food supplies by overfishing.
