Bone Carving: Alternative Materials to Beef Bone? - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Thu, Oct 12, 2006 11:09 PM On 2006-10-10 19:31, GMAN wrote: Additionally, the MMPA (Marine Mammal Protection Act) will get you jail time or huge fines - in the tens of thousands of dollars. I would recommend you stay real clear of whale bone, especially pieces without documentation, unless you have the proper permits to possess it. There are all sorts of people, both Federal Agents and others, who search the Inet looking for folks in violation of wildlife laws. Whoops! Hope you dont think Im out there harpooning whales Gman! I was given a small chunk years ago that came from one of the last commercially caught spermwhales in NZ (about 45yrs ago..?). Apart from this, it is NZ law that any natural whale strandings (unsuccessfully saved) are given to the local Maori Iwi of the area. In this way there will always be a little material for 'Cultural' use... Tama

On 2006-10-10 19:31, GMAN wrote:
Additionally, the MMPA (Marine Mammal Protection Act) will get you jail time or huge fines - in the tens of thousands of dollars. I would recommend you stay real clear of whale bone, especially pieces without documentation, unless you have the proper permits to possess it. There are all sorts of people, both Federal Agents and others, who search the Inet looking for folks in violation of wildlife laws.

Whoops! Hope you dont think Im out there harpooning whales Gman! I was given a small chunk years ago that came from one of the last commercially caught spermwhales in NZ (about 45yrs ago..?). Apart from this, it is NZ law that any natural whale strandings (unsuccessfully saved) are given to the local Maori Iwi of the area. In this way there will always be a little material for 'Cultural' use... Tama

Post #260489 by Tamapoutini on Thu, Oct 12, 2006 11:09 PM