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Japanese Whalers Making Big Money on Illegal Whale Meat

Posted on Jul 06, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.

The BP oil spill may have killed a baby whale, but there are much bigger problems for endangered whales around the world.

Japanese, Norwegian and Icelandic whalers have been whaling unsustainably and illegally for years despite an international moratorium on whaling. Rather than address this problem with stronger laws and enforcement, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) is discussing lifting the moratorium and replacing it with a whaling quota this week.
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Endangered Whale Massacre on the Horizon?

Posted on Apr 27, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.

Here is some very surprising and disappointing news. The Chair of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) announced a proposal this week that would endorse the killing of whales, including some endangered species. The proposal would also allow the killing of whales in their number one feeding ground — the Southern Ocean.

This would reverse a decision made 25 years ago to put a moratorium on whaling.
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50,000 Non-Toxic Puffer Fish Raised in Japan

Posted on Nov 30, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

Considered a delicacy by many, puffer fish are the second most deadly vertebrate in the world.  In fact, in order to prepare fugu, Japanese chefs must obtain a special license after three years of apprenticeship.  Only 30% of chefs actually pass the test and become fugu licensed.  The dangers of preparing and eating blowfish may be no longer, thanks to a Japanese aquaculture company that has raised 50,000 non-toxic fugu.
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Whales Caught as Incidental Bycatch Threaten Coastal Populations

Posted on Jul 08, 2009 by Derek Markham.

The number of whales killed and sold as ‘incidental bycatch’ along the coasts of Japan and South Korea may equal the amount of whales caught through legal whaling, threatening populations of minke, western gray, humpbacks, fin whales, and Bryde’s whales.
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Japan Kills Large Numbers of Pregnant Whales in Antarctic Hunt

Posted on Jun 29, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

Hunting whales is part of the Japanese culture that comes under heavy criticism from environmentalists. Due to “disruptions by anti-whaling activists,” Japanese whale hunters killed fewer whales during their 2008-2009 Antarctic hunting season. 679 minke whales were killed short of the target of 850.  Nearly one-third of those whales were pregnant. 
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