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Japan;s whale hunt begins

Japanese whaling ships depart for Antarctic hunt - BBC News:

"Japanese whaling ships have departed for the Antarctic hunt, resuming the programme after a year, despite international opposition.
Japan says its whaling programme is for scientific research - one of the exceptions in which whaling is allowed under international rules.
But in 2014 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said its Antarctic hunt was not scientific and should cease.
Activists say the programme is inhumane and unsustainable.
Japan insists it is trying to prove the whale population is large enough to justify a return to whaling for commercial purposes, and says it has to kills the mammals to carry out its research.
In the 2014/2015 season Japan said it would respect the ICJ's decision and did not catch any whales in the Antarctic, although it did go ahead with a smaller hunt in the Pacific.
Japan's Fisheries Agency said on Monday that it has taken into account the ICJ's ruling and this year aims to catch only 333 Antarctic minke whales - about one-third of previous targets."


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