Editor's note: Authorities originally identified the whale as a fin whale, but said later the carcass is that of a smaller sei whale. Marine animal experts are investigating the death of a 44-foot ...

On July 1, Japan announced commercial whaling quotas authorizing the annual slaughter of 25 sei whales, 187 Bryde’s whales, and 171 minke whales. The IWC’s underlying treaty, the International ...