ANTI-IKON 1,013 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Japanese whaling fleet set to sail despite recent ruling This file photos shows a minke whale being unloaded at a port during a whale hunt for scientific purposes in Kushiro, Hokkaido (CNN) -- Japan is set to go ahead with some of its whaling activities even though a recent international court ruling ordered the country to end its whale hunt in the Antarctic. The East Asian nation halted its annual Antarctic whaling mission after the U.N.'s International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled last month the hunt violated an international moratorium on commercial whaling. The Japanese fisheries ministry announced last week it would still proceed with a smaller research program in the northwest Pacific. The mission's departure, originally scheduled for April 22, was postponed until after a state visit by U.S. President Barack Obama, according to local media reports. The whaling fleet is now expected to leave Japan's shore on Saturday. Japan is also making preparations for a new proposal which could see its whaling fleet return to the Antarctic as early as next year, the ministry said. Both announcements by the ministry sparked renewed anger among environmentalists, who say Japan's research program is a thinly-veiled attempt to circumvent a ban on the commercial whale meat trade. The head of Greenpeace Japan, Junichi Sato, said the fisheries ministry's latest announcement was a "huge disappointment" that flew in the face of the U.N. court's ruling and threatened to "damage Japan's international standing." Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's founder Captain Paul Watson was skeptical the revised plan reflected a sincere attempt by Japan to ensure the whale hunt produced valuable research. "If they do it as a genuine scientific program they won't be able to kill very many whales and it wouldn't be worthwhile for them to go down there (to the Antarctic)," he said. Although few people in Japan regularly eat whale meat, many support the controversial whaling research program. A survey, released by the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun earlier this week, found that 60% of respondents thought the research whaling should continue, while around 23% said the practice should stop. Almost half of those who thought the research should continue said they didn't eat whale meat. Only 4% said they consumed whale meat "occasionally" while 10% said they ate it on "rare occasions," according to Asahi Shimbun. Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said the catch from the upcoming Pacific mission would be reduced from 380 whales to 210 and nonlethal methods for carrying out the research would be explored, according to a statement released by the ministry last week. In a separate statement, fisheries minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Japan would conduct research whaling "based on international law and scientific evidence," while firmly maintaining its policy of "aiming for the resumption of commercial whaling." Tokyo is making preparations to submit a revised whaling plan for both the Pacific and the Antarctic to the International Whaling Commission by this fall, ahead of the 2015-16 season. He also said Japan would explore ways to deal with anti-whaling activists, who are often involved in scuffles with Japanese whaling vessels. The International Whaling Commission banned commercial whaling in 1986, but Japan has continued to carry out whale hunts by taking advantage of a loophole that permits the killing of mammals for scientific research, despite strong criticism from international anti-whaling campaigners and governments of countries that include the United States and Australia. The International Court of Justice ruled on March 31 that Japan can no longer continue its whale hunt in the Antarctic after the court failed to find evidence the program had legitimate research value. In the Asahi Shimbun poll, 40% of Japanese respondents said the court's decision was reasonable while almost as many, 39% said it was unreasonable. cr. CNN ------------ If whale meat is in low demand, why would the fish industry continue to pursue hunting whales? From a business perspective, the logic fails. Waiting to see how the UN reacts and if they will carry out sanctions. The Japanese fisheries ministry is blatantly challenging the UN's court ruling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taku 1,254 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Ugh. If Godzilla was real I wouldn't mind him making an alliance with the whales to deal with these scumbags. Also shouldn't this be in the Current Events section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI-IKON 1,013 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Ugh. If Godzilla was real I wouldn't mind him making an alliance with the whales to deal with these scumbags. lol thats random Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taku 1,254 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 lol thats random I just finished rewatching the latest trailer for Godzilla (for like the 20th time). I'm so excited for May you have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silicon soul 19,457 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Don't they realise that it wasn't the dolphin and whale pilots that dropped the atomic bombs, it was chicken and cow pilots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI-IKON 1,013 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 I just finished rewatching the latest trailer for Godzilla (for like the 20th time). I'm so excited for May you have no idea. I had no idea a new Godzilla movie is coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taku 1,254 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I had no idea a new Godzilla movie is coming out. It's got Bryan Cranston (the dude from Breaking Bad) as the lead actor so go check it out ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
초췌 270 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 this is inappropriate to say here, but i've always wanted to taste whale tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishouldbestudying 473 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Ugh. Sick of this. I honestly thought it would be over when the court ruled, but looks like I was wrong. It's got Bryan Cranston (the dude from Breaking Bad) as the lead actor so go check it out ;D Omg I saw this trailer when I went to watch Spider-Man the other day. So excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
김민주 16,324 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 It's got Bryan Cranston (the dude from Breaking Bad) as the lead actor so go check it out ;D Is this a new trailer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nice User 578 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 i had to read Moby-Dick this year... such a long long long, loooongg book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popsugar 2,354 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 "scientific purposes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliette 812 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Why those fucking scumbags are so obsessed with hunting whales?? FUCK, it makes me so angry and sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taku 1,254 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Is this a new trailer? Lol no it was released all the way back in February. Here's a featurette that was released 2 days ago though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWPnX2KnQMQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timpa 6,547 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 "scientific purposes" Can you hunt and eat people and use that excuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI-IKON 1,013 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Can you hunt and eat people and use that excuse? We should. According to the ministry, its a legit reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezgiT 3,098 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Ugh. If Godzilla was real I wouldn't mind him making an alliance with the whales to deal with these scumbags. Also shouldn't this be in the Current Events section? YASSSSSSSS PLEASEEE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI-IKON 1,013 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Ugh. If Godzilla was real I wouldn't mind him making an alliance with the whales to deal with these scumbags. Also shouldn't this be in the Current Events section? Ahh sorry. I'll move it. Thanks for letting me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silicon soul 19,457 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 What was thread about again, I'm just rewatching Godzilla trailers for some reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acclaim 3,513 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Don't they realise that it wasn't the dolphin and whale pilots that dropped the atomic bombs, it was chicken and cow pilots! SOUTH PARK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhaleWhisper 5,249 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 The only reason why Japan still does it is because they're to god damn stubborn to admit that they're wrong. That's Japan's biggest problem when it comes to international relationships. Japan is much to prideful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiyong's Wifey 537 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 wtf are they researching? This is BS. Research my A*s. Japan needs a new hobby. leave those whales alone. soon their wont be any left(blame the Japanese). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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