Japan Resumes Whaling
Japans last commercial hunt was in 1986 but it has continued whaling for what it says are.
Japan resumes whaling. For the first time in more than 30 years japan is resuming commercial whaling despite an international outcry. Cnns ivan watson reports. In december after failing to convince the commission to allow it to resume commercial whaling. Japan withdrew from the commission in december and said it would resume commercial whaling.
Japan resumes commercial whaling but its days could be numbered. Its withdrawal from the international whaling commission iwc which regulates whaling globally formally takes effect july 1. The whaling ships have a permit to catch 227 minke brydes and sei whales this year in japanese waters. Commercial whaling resumes on monday but financial support for previous research whaling will be stopped.
It banned commercial whaling in 1986. Japan is to withdraw from the international whaling commission iwc and resume commercial whaling next year a report claimed on thursday in a move that drew condemnation from australia with other anti whaling nations expected to follow suit. Japan has decided to withdraw from the international whaling commission iwc and resume whaling in its coastal waters a government spokesman confirmed. On monday japan will resume commercial whaling for the first time in 30 years.
For the whaling industry to stand on its own two feet without government subsidies it will have to. Japan has long sought to lift the moratorium and finally withdrew from the iwc on sunday after the organization voted down its proposal last september to resume commercial whaling of species. Japan resumes commercial whaling for first time in 30 years this article is more than 6 months old.