In most parts of the world whale hunting is legal. Whale oil is alot worth than people think. our dear NASA including Tesla still uses whale oil to lubricate their spacecrafts such as the Hubble space telescope, SpaceX and the Voyager. Some interesting facts about whale hunting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34953666/whale-hunting-five-things-you-may-not-know
Besides this story i too have been a victim of bullying, downvotes etc by steem whales. And through that i discovered and uncovered alot about the people behind the screens. the rabbit hole is much deeper then we think