Whaling

• Makah Tribe of Washington state granted approval to hunt grey whales again

  This waiver is in accordance with the Treaty of Neah Bay of 1855 and quotas established by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). 

  Perspectives

  Jun 13, 2024
  
• Researchers make new findings on sperm whale survival tactics

  A Canadian researcher says new findings into sperm whale escape tactics are providing insight into why the marine mammals are not extinct.

  Science

  Mar 20, 2021
  
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• Whalers in Japan return to port with first commercial catch in 31 years

  A fleet of five boats left the northern Japanese port of Kushiro earlier Monday and brought back two minke whales.

  World

  Jul 1, 2019
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• Japan resumes commercial whaling for first time in 31 years

  The Fisheries Agency said the catch quota through the end of this year is set at 227 whales, fewer than the 333 Japan used to hunt in the Antarctic.

  World

  Jun 30, 2019
• Human-generated noise noted as key factor endangering whales off Canada’s East Coast

  A human-made racket under the ocean is a growing threat to three types of whales off the East Coast, Canadian scientists say.

  Environment

  May 6, 2019
• Scam email impersonating Ottawa city manager tricked treasurer into wiring $128K to fraud supplier

  A visibly emotional city treasurer told councillors on the audit committee on Monday that "the sophisticated attack" has affected her "deeply both professionally and personally."

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2019
• Japan’s decision to resume whaling in 2019 prompts international criticism

  Japan switched to what it calls research whaling after the IWC imposed a moratorium on commercial whaling in the 1980s.

  Environment

  Dec 26, 2018
• Anti-whalers say Icelandic hunters killed protected blue whale

  The whalers said the whale was a cross between a fin and a blue whale, but experts have said the pictures show a juvenile blue whale.

  Environment

  Jul 13, 2018
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• Japanese vessel caught with dead whale onboard; accused of whale hunting

  Anti-whaling activists published images of a dead whale onboard a Japanese vessel in the Southern Ocean.

  World

  Jan 16, 2017
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• SeaWorld, Humane Society push for Obama to help end Japanese whaling

  SeaWorld and the Humane Society of the United States are asking President Barack Obama to pressure Japan to end its commercial whaling activities.

  Environment

  Apr 1, 2016