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Japanese Whalers Making Big Money on Illegal Whale Meat

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:26:22 +0000

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 [...]

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Endangered Whale Massacre on the Horizon?

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:45:30 +0000

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 [...]

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50,000 Non-Toxic Puffer Fish Raised in Japan

Jennifer Lance — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:07:48 +0000

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 [...]

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Whales Caught as Incidental Bycatch Threaten Coastal Populations

Derek Markham — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:00:13 +0000

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. “The sale of bycatch alone supports a lucrative trade in whale meat at markets in some [...]

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Japan Kills Large Numbers of Pregnant Whales in Antarctic Hunt

Jennifer Lance — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:06:24 +0000

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.Â Nearly one-third of those whales were pregnant.Â The Humane Society [...]

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