Whales caught in Japan's first commercial hunt in 3 decades

Date

July 3, 2019

Author

Reuters

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PN20190703_11

Excerpt

A small Japanese fleet caught their first whales on Monday in Japan’s first commercial hunt in more than three decades, a move that has aroused global condemnation and fears for the fate of whales. Japan has long said few whale species are endangered and announced in December it was leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume hunting after years of campaigns by industry supporters and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose constituency includes a city that has long whaled.

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Whales caught in Japan's first commercial hunt in 3 decades. (2019, July 3). Panay News, p. 11.