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122 Pregnant Whales Were Killed in Japan's Latest Hunt. Was This Illegal?
More than 120 pregnant female whales were among 333 killed during Japan's recent annual summer hunt off the coast of Antarctica, according to a new report.
The report, released by the International Whaling Commission this month, said 122 of the slaughtered minke whales were pregnant and 114 were considered immature.
The last hunting season in the Antarctic for Japan ran from Dec. 8 to Feb. 28.
Conservationists said the new report was further evidence that Japan was killing whales for commercial purposes under the guise of scientific research.
Whether the annual hunt is legal is unclear, as some federal and international laws are in conflict with one another.
Also at BBC and Smithsonian Magazine.
A Minke whale, after reaching maturity, ranges from 7-10 m in length and masses from 5-10 metric tons.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Friday June 01 2018, @01:47AM (1 child)
Your post is pointless and stupid. Are you trying to rewrite history? Man, around the world, with access to the sea, has always hunted whales. If something moves, we have to taste it. If it doesn't move, we try to transplant it someplace else. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_whaling [wikipedia.org] Several sub-articles, including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_whaling#Japanese_open-boat_whaling [wikipedia.org]
Is there some other nation that is more synonymous with "seafood" than Japan? They eat anything they can pull out of the water. Care for some blowfish? https://www.bbc.com/news/av/magazine-18102811/preparing-fugu-japan-s-poisonous-fish-dish [bbc.com]
(Score: 0, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 01 2018, @02:57AM
Hmmm, if I cared just a smidge more I'd log in and mod you insightful. Maybe the OP grew up vegan and wonders the same thing about Burger King?