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Japan To Now Hunt Second-Largest Whale Species
Japan has expanded its commercial whaling to include fin whales, the second-largest animal species on the planet, a decision criticised by Australia's government on Thursday.
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"Worth Waiting For 31 Years": Japan Whalers Bring Ashore 27 Feet Catch
It was a catch three decades in the making, and when the Japanese whalers brought ashore one of their first minke after the resumption of commercial hunting, the moment was marked with ceremony.
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Japan To Resume Commercial Hunting Of Whales, Sparks Criticism
Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year, a government spokesman said Wednesday, in a move expected to spark international criticism.
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Japan Says Hopes to Resume Whaling Later This Year, But Hurdles Remain
Japan hopes to resume whale hunting in the Antarctic later this year, a top official said today, despite a finding by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) that Tokyo had yet to prove the kill was scientifically justified.
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United States Proposes Lifting Protections for Most Humpback Whales
US fisheries managers on Monday proposed lifting protections for most humpback whales around the globe, including in American waters, based on evidence the mammals have made a strong comeback since commercial whaling drove them near extinction.
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Whales are Engineers of Ocean Ecosystems
Whales have a powerful and positive influence on the function of oceans, global carbon storage, and the health of commercial fisheries, a new study suggests.
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Australia, New Zealand Urge Japan to Respect Anti-Whaling Ban
Australia and New Zealand Tuesday called on Japan to respect a UN court order banning whale hunting in Antarctic waters, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would increase efforts to restart the commercial activity.
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Japan's PM Vows Efforts to Resume Commercial Whale Hunt
Japan's prime minister told parliament Monday he would boost his efforts toward restarting commercial whaling, despite a top UN court's order that Tokyo must stop killing whales in the Antarctic.
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Japan will conduct Pacific whale hunt in wake of court ruling
Japan said on Friday it would redesign its controversial Antarctic whaling mission in a bid to make it more scientific, after a United Nations court ruled it was a commercial hunt masquerading as research.
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Top UN court puts halt to Japan's Antarctic whale hunt
The United Nations' top court on Monday ordered Japan to end its annual Antarctic whale hunt, saying in a landmark ruling that the programme was a commercial activity disguised as science.
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Fishing rope cut from endangered whale off Georgia
Wildlife experts cut away more than 280 feet (85 meters) of commercial fishing line being dragged by an endangered right whale off the Georgia coast, though some of the heavy rope had to be left tangled in the whale's mouth, officials said on Thursday.
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Japan To Now Hunt Second-Largest Whale Species
Japan has expanded its commercial whaling to include fin whales, the second-largest animal species on the planet, a decision criticised by Australia's government on Thursday.
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"Worth Waiting For 31 Years": Japan Whalers Bring Ashore 27 Feet Catch
It was a catch three decades in the making, and when the Japanese whalers brought ashore one of their first minke after the resumption of commercial hunting, the moment was marked with ceremony.
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Japan To Resume Commercial Hunting Of Whales, Sparks Criticism
Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year, a government spokesman said Wednesday, in a move expected to spark international criticism.
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Japan Says Hopes to Resume Whaling Later This Year, But Hurdles Remain
Japan hopes to resume whale hunting in the Antarctic later this year, a top official said today, despite a finding by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) that Tokyo had yet to prove the kill was scientifically justified.
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United States Proposes Lifting Protections for Most Humpback Whales
US fisheries managers on Monday proposed lifting protections for most humpback whales around the globe, including in American waters, based on evidence the mammals have made a strong comeback since commercial whaling drove them near extinction.
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Whales are Engineers of Ocean Ecosystems
Whales have a powerful and positive influence on the function of oceans, global carbon storage, and the health of commercial fisheries, a new study suggests.
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Australia, New Zealand Urge Japan to Respect Anti-Whaling Ban
Australia and New Zealand Tuesday called on Japan to respect a UN court order banning whale hunting in Antarctic waters, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would increase efforts to restart the commercial activity.
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Japan's PM Vows Efforts to Resume Commercial Whale Hunt
Japan's prime minister told parliament Monday he would boost his efforts toward restarting commercial whaling, despite a top UN court's order that Tokyo must stop killing whales in the Antarctic.
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Japan will conduct Pacific whale hunt in wake of court ruling
Japan said on Friday it would redesign its controversial Antarctic whaling mission in a bid to make it more scientific, after a United Nations court ruled it was a commercial hunt masquerading as research.
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Top UN court puts halt to Japan's Antarctic whale hunt
The United Nations' top court on Monday ordered Japan to end its annual Antarctic whale hunt, saying in a landmark ruling that the programme was a commercial activity disguised as science.
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Fishing rope cut from endangered whale off Georgia
Wildlife experts cut away more than 280 feet (85 meters) of commercial fishing line being dragged by an endangered right whale off the Georgia coast, though some of the heavy rope had to be left tangled in the whale's mouth, officials said on Thursday.
