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Fearing US reaction, Japanese whaling fleet hides in port

November 18, 2007 – 4:46 am

GreenPeace The Japanese whaling fleet has delayed its departure to the Southern Ocean for its annual whale hunt to avoid political embarrassment when Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda meets with US President George W. Bush. Japan’s annual Southern Ocean whale hunt is conducted under the guise of science but has been condemned internationally. This season, [...]

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Iceland stops commercial whale hunt

August 26, 2007 – 11:47 am

  August 24, 2007   GreenPeace Reykjavik, Iceland —   In a setback to the whaling industry worldwide, Iceland’s fisheries minister has just announced he will not issue any more commercial whale-hunting quotas. Iceland announced last year a return to commercial whaling and a quota of 30 minke whales and 9 fins. But with virtually [...]

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