Japanese Hunt Whales for “Research”
April 26, 2016
4/26/16 – Japan has launched a fleet of ships to harvest up to 51 minke whales off the country’s northeastern coast, following an earlier harvest of 333 minke whales off Antarctica, and the hunts are reigniting concerns that current whaling regulations are failing. In Issues, two environmental scientists from Arizona State University have proposed a new approach to managing whaling that combines economic pragmatism and ethical principles to allow for a limited harvest while better protecting whales.