Anti-whaling Group Sea

Sea Shepherd Australia said today that a legal settlement involving the conservation group's US founder will not affect its anti-whaling campaign in the Southern Ocean.

Japan's whaling fleet leaves on Tuesday for the Antarctic for a three-month, scaled-down hunt, the government said, despite protests from opponents who say Tokyo has not proven that whales need to be killed for research.

Sea Shepherd Australia said today that a legal settlement involving the conservation group's US founder will not affect its anti-whaling campaign in the Southern Ocean.

Japan's whaling fleet leaves on Tuesday for the Antarctic for a three-month, scaled-down hunt, the government said, despite protests from opponents who say Tokyo has not proven that whales need to be killed for research.