TOKYO, Japan: Meat from fin whales, caught legally for the first time in nearly 50 years, was auctioned in Japan on December 12, fetching prices as high as US$1,300 per kilogram. The auctions, held in Sapporo and Shimonoseki, mark a significant moment as …

Fresh fin whale meat was auctioned in Japan for the first time in nearly 50 years, with prices reaching over $1,300 per kilogram on Thursday. This marks a significant moment for Japan's whaling industry as it seeks to revive interest in whale meat amid …

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Fisheries Agency has proposed a plan to allow catching fin whales in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country's commercial whaling around its coast, officials said Thursday. The proposal …

Japan's Fisheries Agency announced on Nov. 22 that it will adjust its 2025 commercial whaling quotas, raising the minke whale catch limit from 25 to 56 while reducing the Bryde's whale quota from 187 to 154. The proposed total allowable catch will …

Fin whale Photo: VCG Emitting a distressing cry through the air, a male fin whale with a length of over 20 meters and a weight of over 55 tons was captured off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan in early August. Everything happened so suddenly, leaving …

CANBERRA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government has denounced Japan's decision to expand its commercial whaling. Tanya Plibersek, minister for the environment and water, on Thursday condemned Japan's move to add fin whales to its list of …

Tokyo, May 9 (AP) Japan's Fisheries Agency has proposed a plan to allow catching fin whales in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country's commercial whaling around its coast, officials said Thursday. The …

A rarely seen 30-foot whale shark was caught on video catching a funnel of fish in "its massive mouth" off Oahu’s Kaneʻohe Bay. See this whale shark up close! Japan's Fisheries Agency proposed adding fin whales to its commercial whaling plan …

The western Japanese town of Taiji has held the first whale meat auction since the country resumed commercial whaling this week after a hiatus of more than 31 years. About 66 kilograms of meat was up for auction, which came from one of two minke whales …

Reuters Around five fishing boats set sail to hunt whales in north-east Japan on Monday, July 1, marking the end of the country's 30-year-old restriction on commercial whaling. The development followed Japan's contentious withdrawal from the …