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Greens call for increased pressure on Japan following whale “research” ships reported off Australia’s Antarctic coastline
29 Jan 2025 07:06 GMT
… with the Japanese consulate whether Japanese whaling “research … reports of three Japanese whaling “research” … International Whaling Commission and other diplomatic forums.
“In 2010 Australia successfully took Japan … the intention of Japanese whaling ‘research’ …
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Japan Sells First Fin Whale Meat in 50 Years
13 Dec 2024 11:37 GMT
… International Whaling Commission (IWC) in 2019, resuming commercial whaling within its exclusive economic zone.
Japan caught 30 fin whales …
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Japan auctions fresh fin whale meat for first time in decades
12 Dec 2024 13:22 GMT
… country expands commercial whaling along its coast.
Japan resumed commercial whaling within its … from the International Whaling Commission in 2019. The IWC designated the fin whale as a … southern Japan. Photo: AP
The country’s only large-scale whaling fleet …
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The fate of orcas Wikie and Keiko uncertain as marine zoo closes down
28 Jan 2025 14:33 GMT
… groups who cited Japan’s recent relaxing … International Whaling Commission, resuming commercial whaling for ‘scientific’ and consumption purposes. In Japan … this proposed deal with Japan has since been … Transition, who stated: “Japanese parks are subject to …
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A whale of a deception
20 Dec 2024 17:53 GMT
… decades, they submitted falsified whaling data to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), while keeping the … that Japan had been illegally killing large numbers of sperm whales in … area — Japan was blithely reporting large catches of whales above the IWC’s …
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Progress not shaken at 69th Meeting of the International Whaling Commission
28 Sep 2024 07:13 GMT
… , 2024The 69th meeting of the International Whaling Commission meeting has just concluded in … predicting the death of the IWC in advance of this meeting … year due to Japan extending its whaling to include fin whales) was agreed …
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Populations of humpback whales, previously devastated by whaling, making a comeback
18 Dec 2024 09:01 GMT
… , the whaling ships caught North Atlantic right whales. Right whales are thus … whaling through the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
In 1991 Ireland became the first Whale … for many decades.
Today, whaling continues in Japan, Iceland, and Norway. …
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Denmark releases anti-whaling activist Paul Watson; pledges to continue battling Japan’s illegal operations
18 Dec 2024 08:18 GMT
… opportunity to continue to expose Japan';s illegal whaling activities.“
Defiant, Watson also … the International Whaling Commission (IWC) — which oversees the management of whaling and the conservation of whales — to resume whaling …
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson released from Greenland jail as Denmark rejects Japan’s extradition request
18 Dec 2024 01:05 GMT
… Associated Press
Denmark rejected Japan’s request to … embarrassing and humiliating the Japanese in his television … received adequate guarantees from Japanese authorities that the … of whales. Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission in 2019 and …
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Denmark rejects Japan request, frees Paul Watson
17 Dec 2024 19:04 GMT
… from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) — which oversees the management of whaling and the conservation of whales — to resume whaling in its … , is an embarrassment to the Japanese people."
The Japanese Embassy in Copenhagen did not …