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Major whaling company makes stunning announcement about future plans: 'Could signal the beginning of the end'
11 May 2025 22:58 GMT
… operate, despite a total moratorium on whaling since 1986 by … that still allow commercial whaling, along with Norway and Japan, which recently expanded … Icelandic fin whale meat in Japan has been struggling for … a lack of market in Japan is nothing new," …
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From IT to the high seas: Irish volunteer among crew of anti-whaling ship docked in Dublin to prepare next mission
10 May 2025 02:14 GMT
… a large commercial whaling company that mainly supplies the Japanese market.
Its … season because inflation had dampened Japanese demand, but he also … bound by the members’ moratorium on whaling and it is … has been tracking the Japanese all around the Antarctic …
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West Africa's endorsement of commercial whaling alarms green groups
08 Oct 2024 09:47 GMT
… and central Africa.
Critics suggest Japan, known for its pro-whaling … themselves to be used for Japan';s commercial whaling interests,” Djondo said.
Meanwhile … of whaling. It introduced a moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986.
The withdrawal of …
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IWC Member States Block Plans to Restart Commercial Whaling
29 Sep 2024 20:41 GMT
… Whaling Commission has reaffirmed the moratorium on commercial whaling, with a majority of … , even with the moratorium in place, three countries - Japan, Norway and … Iceland - continue to conduct commercial whaling. This …
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Antigua and Barbuda Plan to overturn commercial whaling moratorium fails
27 Sep 2024 11:06 GMT
AFP: A four-decade-old moratorium on commercial whaling will remain in force after … consume whale meat “demonstrates how Japan continues to influence the IWC … reputation, Japan quit the IWC in 2019 and resumed commercial whaling inside its …
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Antigua and Barbuda sparks furor over push to overturn ban on commercial whaling
19 Sep 2024 08:31 GMT
… to a four-decade moratorium on hunting whales for … worldwide, who argue that commercial whaling poses a significant threat … underscores the risks of resuming commercial whaling.
Tahambay Smith, a local … , often in solidarity with Japan, which has a tradition …
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed after Denmark rejects Japan's extradition request
17 Dec 2024 18:07 GMT
… placed a moratorium on commercial whaling in the 1980s, in 1951. In 2019, Japan left … Japan was using a scientific research program as a front for a commercial whaling …
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Australian government ‘deeply disappointed’ by Japan’s decision to expand commercial whaling target list
01 Aug 2024 03:11 GMT
… by Japan’s decision to expand its commercial whaling … program by adding fin whales,” Plibersek said.
Japan … rationale challenged by conservationists.
Japan already catches Bryde’s … a global moratorium in place on commercial whaling. Norway …
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For Japan, Whaling Is Intertwined With Maritime Sovereignty
09 Dec 2024 17:24 GMT
… 1986 moratorium on hunts in international waters further curbed Japan’s whaling … importance. However, commercial whaling is far from profitable. Indeed, Japan’s whaling industry … 1986 moratorium on hunts in international waters further curbed Japan’s …
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Paul Watson Vs Japan: Disrupting The Whaling Industry's Logistics And Logic
26 Nov 2024 21:10 GMT
… defiance of the 1986 international moratorium on commercial whaling. This pits Japan';s claims of cultural … often defended on cultural grounds. Japan';s whaling industry, supported … actions – and the future of Japan';s whaling practices – continues …