Japanese whaling, in terms of active hunting of whales, is estimated by the Japan Whaling Association to have begun around the 12th century. However,...
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Whaling is the hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the...
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(Japan) Whaling in Australia Whaling in Iceland Whaling in Japan Whaling in Norway "IWC Member countries and commissioners". International Whaling Commission...
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whaling from prehistoric times up to the commencement of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986. Whaling...
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Whaling in Norway involves hunting of minke whales for use as animal and human food in Norway and for export to Japan. Whale hunting has been a part of...
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Anti-whaling refers to actions taken by those who seek to end whaling in various forms, whether locally or globally in the pursuit of marine conservation...
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Nisshin Maru (category Whaling in Japan)
The Nisshin Maru (日新丸) was the primary vessel of the Japanese whaling fleet and was the world's only whaler factory ship. It was the research base ship...
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Institute of Cetacean Research (category Whaling in Japan)
ICR's whaling program was not for scientific purposes, as claimed, and ordered Japan to immediately cease its operation. In 2019, the Japanese government...
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Whale meat (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
livestock. Commercial whaling, which has faced opposition for decades, continues today in very few countries (mainly Iceland, Japan and Norway), despite...
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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (category Nature conservation organizations based in the United States)
groups and national governments that oppose its tactics. The Japanese government, whose whaling industry is a leading target of the organization's efforts...
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