In an interview, the anti-whaling activist's lawyer and the Sea Shepherd France president called Japan's extradition of Paul Watson "political revenge."
President Macron opposes the extradition of the Sea Shepherd founder, who had engaged in disruptive activities against Japanese research whaling vessels.
The new center will house the Institute of Cetacean Research and serve as a major international hub for whaling research, scientific and cultural information.
Hoping to preserve Japan's whaling traditions, the Kangei Maru set sail on its inaugural hunt on May 25. The new vessel is equipped to carry 70-ton...
After IWC68, the institution must adapt to include member countries deeply divided in their views toward living marine resources and values of sustainable use.
Overall, in IWC68 the process intended to produce fairness under Western standards was incapable of meeting the needs of developing countries.
The IWC68 financial crisis highlights the IWC's reduced priority for scientific decision making and raises concerns among pro-sustainable use nations.
The resumption of commercial whaling was not Japan's only policy goal at IWC68. Another policy goal was to uphold and promote the principle of sustainable use.
In practice the IWC has already abandoned the management of whale resources and whaling, and the Western worldview caused this situation.
Not the whaling moratorium, but the defense and promotion of the general principle of sustainable use is the important policy issue for many countries.
Abe’s legacy included overseeing a dramatic shift in Japan’s whaling policy, from the decision to withdraw from the IWC to the restart of commercial whaling.
The Taiji Whale Museum in Wakayama Prefecture is holding its summer event allowing visitors to learn about whales as they swim in the bay with local...
