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Japan to start hunting fin whales after five years of commercial whaling

Japan plans to include large fin whales in commercial whaling species, departing from the international regulation body after five years.
Japan's Fisheries Agency opens public input on a draft revising aquatic resource control policies to permit fin whale hunting.
The Fisheries Agency stated Japan caught 294 minke, sei, and Bryde's whales last year, considering adding fin whales due to their population recovery.

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Associated Press News

Japan Fisheries Agency proposes allowing commercial catching of fin whales

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Fisheries Agency on Thursday proposed a plan to allow catching fin whales in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country’s commercial whaling around its coasts. The proposal comes five years after Japan resumed commercial whaling within its exclusive economic zone after withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission in July 2019. It ended 30 years of what Japan called “research whalin…

11 days ago·United States

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abc News

Japan Fisheries Agency proposes allowing commercial catching of fin whales

Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed a plan to allow catching fin whales in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country’s commercial whaling around its coasts

11 days ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Japan to start hunting fin whales after five years of commercial whaling

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday, five years after leaving an international body that regulates the commercial hunt of the marine mammals. Read full story

11 days ago·Malaysia

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NZ Herald

Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales

Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling along the country’s coast to fin whales, a larger species than the three currently...

10 days ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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ABC Australia

Japan proposes to start hunting fin whales, reigniting debate over whale meat and cultural traditions

Japan proposes a plan to allow the hunting of large fin whales around its coast, sparking backlash from environmental groups.

10 days ago·Australia

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RTÉ

Japan to add fin whales to commercial whaling list

Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, the government has said, five years after leaving an international body that regulates the commercial hunt of marine mammals.

11 days ago·Ireland

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