Built at a cost of US$ 47 million, the 9,300-ton Kangei Maru has a slipway to haul up to 70- ton fin whales, and can store up to 600 tons of meat. Japan has launched a brand new whaling fleet ...

Commercial whaling was banned in 1986 under the IWC's moratorium. However Iceland and Norway lodged official objections to the moratorium and have continued a commercial hunt. Japan and Iceland have ...

The detention in Greenland of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson pending possible extradition to Japan has turned the spotlight on the widely condemned practice of hunting whales. A 1986 ...

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Please contact Liverpool University Press for availability about this product This book provides a comprehensive economic history of the British Whaling Trade, divided into two eras of significant ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture—Japan’s new whaling mothership departed on its first expedition as the country plans to expand its commercial hunts. The Kangei Maru, the successor to the ...

BERLIN (AP) — Greenland police said they arrested a veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner on Sunday on ...

NEW BEDFORD — The city is preparing for a special weekend as Descendants of Whaling Masters, a non-profit organization, celebrates its 50th anniversary with an event called “A Whale of a ...

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson’s detention in a Greenland prison pending his possible extradition to Japan has not prevented him from continuing his fight to save the animals. “If they ...

A court in Greenland has again extended the time in custody for a prominent anti-whaling activist as Denmark considers an extradition request from Japan. The court ruled Wednesday that Canadian ...