Earlier in the 1950s, Onassis became intrigued with whaling, ran a 20-ship fleet. When his vessels invaded the territorial whaling waters of Peru, the Peruvian navy confiscated his flagship only ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The aging Nisshin Maru, a relic of Japan’s whaling tradition, has finally retired after playing a central role in research and commercial operations for more ...

They swapped views on the commercial whaling industry as they dipped nuggets of the crispy dark flesh into mayonnaise. On whiteboards set up around the room, they shared their thoughts ...

Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling along the country’s coast to fin whales, a larger species than the three currently permitted. The proposal comes five years ...

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who is wanted in Japan, has asked French President Emmanuel Macron to grant him "political asylum", Watson's group, Sea Shepherd, said on Wednesday. The request ...

Sea Shepherd France told journalists they had delivered a letter from the notorious anti-whaling activist to French President Emmanuel Macron. The group's president in France, Lamya Essemlali ...

PARIS (AP) — Environmental activist Paul Watson, who is detained in Greenland and facing possible extradition to Japan, has formally requested French citizenship after France’s Foreign ...

Paul Watson, the anti-whaling activist and founder of Sea Shepherd, has requested political asylum from French President Emmanuel Macron. Lamya Essemlali, head of Sea Shepherd France ...

COPENHAGEN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, detained in Greenland and awaiting possible extradition to Japan, has appealed to President Emmanuel Macron for political asylum ...

Mr. Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd and a prominent anti-whaling advocate, was detained in Nuuk, Greenland, in July as he sought to intercept a Japanese whaling ship. Japan, which has long ...

A mating frenzy captured on camera off Western Australia's south coast is a promising sign for southern right numbers still recovering from decades of whaling, according to a marine biologist. The ...