Friday, 8. November 2002
Topic: - on November 8, 2002 at 5:31:03 PM CET
Japan Whaling Fleet Sets off for Five-Month Expedition to Kill 400 Whales
Japanese whaling ships began a five-month expedition Friday to kill about 400 minke whales in Antarctic waters, the government said. The country says the hunt is for scientific research. However, most of the meat from the slaughtered whales ends up being sold as food, and critics call the research program commercial hunting in disguise. The five-ship fleet left Shimonoseki port, about 515 miles south of Tokyo, and are due to return in April next year, said Fisheries Agency official Takanori Nagatomo.
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