Japanese Whale Killers Leave Late for Season - Is Sea Shepherd Working?

Japanese Whale Killers Leave Late for Season - Is Sea Shepherd Working?

by

Matt Heeb

Today the Japanese whaling fleet set out for their annual whale hunt. The Japanese whaler's set sail for their traditional fishing grounds in the Antarctic later than usual this year because of higher back stocks and lower demand for whale meat. Although these ships aren't considered commercial fishing ships but rather scientific research ships that harvest whales through a loop hole in the 1986 international moratorium banning whaling. The loop hole allows for the ships to catch and sell the whale meat. With many organizations like Sea Shepherd and the television show Whale Wars trying to stop the Japanese whale fishing the industry has come under great scrutiny. Sea Shepherd is an international organization that tries to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species.

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id=5495223 - Dec 04, 2010