Whaling Industry
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Whalers in Japan return to port with first commercial catch in 31 yearsA fleet of five boats left the northern Japanese port of Kushiro earlier Monday and brought back two minke whales.WorldJul 1, 2019
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Japan resumes commercial whaling for first time in 31 yearsThe 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.WorldJun 30, 2019
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Calgary researchers discover 116-year-old whaling wreckage in Canada’s ArcticThe remarkable new discovery dates back to more than a century ago – researchers believe the whaling ship Nova Zembla hit a reef off the coast of Baffin Bay and sank in the fjord in 1902.CanadaSep 30, 2018
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