TOKYO (AP) — A quarter-century ban on commercial whaling — one of the world’s most successful preservation agreements — could crumble altogether if conservationists cannot persuade Japan to cut back on the tradition it champions. (more)
A Japanese research whaling fleet left port Wednesday on a mission to catch 260 whales by the end of August in an effort to research the creature’s feeding patterns, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported. (more)
TOKYO (AP) — Japan cautiously welcomed an International Whaling Commission proposal Friday that would effectively allow the resumption of commercial whaling for the first time in 25 years — though under strict quotas that the commission argues will reduce the global catch of the mammals. (more)
Federal authorities have charged a trendy Santa Monica sushi restaurant with serving whale meat — an investigation that was spurred by the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary, “The Cove.” (more)
SYDNEY (AP) — A conservationist group that lost one of its ships in a clash with Japanese whalers off Antarctica has filed a piracy complaint in the Netherlands against the captain and crew of the whaling vessel, one of the group’s leaders said Saturday. (more)
SYDNEY (AP) — Conservationists monitoring Japanese whalers in the Antarctic said Friday that they remained committed to protecting whales despite a dangerous clash this week that resulted in one of their boats sinking. (more)
New Zealand and Australia have said they will investigate a Japanese whaling ship’s alleged ramming of a protest boat in Antarctic waters. (more)
SYDNEY (AP) — A clash off Antarctica between a Japanese whaler and a boat from a protest group partly bankrolled by former TV game show host Bob Barker left the anti-whaling vessel badly damaged and each side accusing the other of life-threatening behavior. (more)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Television game show host Bob Barker knew anti-whaling work could be dangerous even before his $5 million donation to a conservation group, but he was shocked to hear about Wednesday’s violent crash between a Japanese whaling ship and one of the group’s speedboats. (more)
SYDNEY (AP) — A conservation group says one of its boats is sinking after a collision with a Japanese whaling ship in Antarctica. (more)
