Japan wants to resume its whale hunt

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Japan has slashed its whale catch target in the Antarctic by two-thirds in a bid to resume its annual whale hunt, which an international court ruled must stop.

The revised program submitted Tuesday to the International Whaling Commission says Japan seeks to catch 333 minke whales each year between 2015 and 2027, down from an earlier target of 1,035 whales — 935 minke and 100 fin and humpback whales, the Fisheries Agency said.

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Japan also promised to publish its findings in scientific journals and share them in a database. It called for a review of the program by the IWC after the first six years. Read more...

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