Dolphin: I dont think you can blame the Coast Guard for the suffering of this whale, or the waste. It was alive and dragging the floats prior to them arriving (that would seem like suffering to me), the news also said the whale was dead prior to the lines being cut and allowing it to sink. And if they just turned the meat over to the tribe, wouldnt that kind of set a precedent to maybe do something similar in the future.

I mean its not like if I got caught poaching an elk the gammie would give me the meat after I paid all my tickets, gave up my gun, truck and whatever else.