"At the 2005 & 2006 IWC meeting's Japan announced that it will add Humpback whales to its list of target hunted species. Although there is a zero quota in place for commercial whaling, Japan is doing what it claims to be "Scientific Whaling". Here's how it works: the International Whaling Commission allows nations to issue permits to its scientists to kill whales for research purposes. So Japan simply changed the name of what it was doing from 'Commercial Whaling' to 'Scientific Whaling' and the world now has to stand by helplessly, watching Japan kill whales for what is, as the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission has pointed out repeatedly, a commercial hunt, not science." (Roger Payne, PhD) (Open Letter to the Youth of Japan From Roger Payne, PhD President, Ocean Alliance)
| Teacher + Grade Level | School/ Organization | City and State | Country | # Of Whales | Will send to: |
| Mr. Furnari | Pingree School | South Hamilton, MA | USA | 350 | |
2007 - 2008 Participants
| Teacher + Grade Level | School/ Organization | City and State | Country | # Of Whales | Will send to: |
| Williamson/Wells 8 | Tower School | Marblehead, MA | USA | 1100 | |
| Perrella/Thomson 2 | Tower School | Marblehead, MA | USA | 250 | |
| Symmes | Westminster Schools Alums | Garrison, NY | USA | 50 | |
| Clark/Henderson 2/5 | Tower School | Marblehead, MA | USA | 103 | |
| Hunnicut | Johnson Primary | Camp Lejeune, NC | USA | 36 | |
| Suzie + Paul | Silver Star Cruises | Albany, WA | Australia | 1,000 | |
| --- | Seacoast Science Center | Rye, NH | USA | TBA | |
| Ashley Brownley | B-WET, Nauticus | Norfolk, VA | USA | TBA | |
| Oglesbys | Porter Springs | Dahlonega, GA | USA | 50 | |
| Mr. Funari | Pingree School | South Hamilton, MA | USA | TBA | |
| C. Erickson | Chelsea High School | Chelsea, MA | USA | TBA | |
| K. Reilly, S. Cullum, and B. Cullum 9-12th grade |
Wesley Chapel High School | Wesley Chapel, FL | USA | TBA | |
| A. Sriram/2nd Grade | Douglas School | Acton, MA | USA | 50 | |
| S. Moore/HS & 4th Grade | Croatan High School | Newport NC | USA | 350+ | the ambassador and to Dr. Hogarth |
| Brown-Rice Elementary | Brockman Elementary School | Columbia, SC | USA | 1,000 | the ambassador and to Dr. Hogarth |
| L. Paskoff | Paskoff Family Home School | Lusby, MD | USA | 35 | the ambassador and to Dr. Hogarth |
| After-school Science-Arbeene | Hardy Elementary School | Arlington MA | USA | 205 | the ambassador and to Dr. Hogarth |
| Anne Goldfeld, K-6 | Resources for Health Roots & Shoots |
Scottsdale, AZ | USA | 100 | the ambassador and to Dr. Hogarth |
| Jen :) and the crew, Grades 4-8 | The School Down the Lane homeschool | Sanford ME | USA | 50 | the Japanese ambassador |
| N. Oglesby, Ellie, Frances, David and Will | The Westminster Schools | Atlanta, GA | USA | 70 | the ambassador and to Dr. Hogarth |
| M. Esposito | Homeschooling - Dino, Dante & Dominic | Apache Junction, AZ | USA | 50 | to Dr. Hogarth |
| C. Duchnowski, Gr 1-2 | Our Lady of Peace School | Clarks Green PA | USA | 50 | to Dr. Hogarth |