In Kushiro, just 160km south of Rausu, where the four dozen people laughed and cheered, boats were setting off on Japan's first commercial
whale hunt in 31 years.
One of the
whales caught was more than 8m long and taken to a warehouse.
Under the research hunts, which was criticized as a cover for commercial hunts as the meat was sold on the market, Japan at its peak caught as many as 1,200
whales but has drastically cut back on its catch in recent years after international protests escalated and
whale meat consumption slumped at home.
Both blue
whale and Bryde's
whale belong to the family of baleen
whales, also called toothless
whales, and there are minor differences in their features,' he explained.
GWADAR: The carcass of a 24-meter Bryde's
whale was found dead off the western coast of Gwadar on Wednesday.
The carcass of a 24-meter Bryde's
whale was found off the western coast of Gwadar on Wednesday, according to a TV channel's report.The report quoted an environment official as saying that the
whale was injured in several places.
Whale takes center stage at National Museum !-- -- Rhodina Villanueva (The Philippine Star) - February 17, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines To celebrate World
Whale Day, the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Rizal Park, Manila, yesterday unveiled to the public its newest permanent display: the Marinduque Sperm
Whale.
Local schoolchildren also come to the seaside facility where they can get a closer look at the rare sight of workers stripping the flesh from the thick skin of
whales with special choppers.
The firm allows local residents and tourists to watch
whales being dismembered at its slaughterhouse as part of efforts to keep alive the region's 400-year-old whaling history.
GONE are the days when the great
whales were hunted around the world.