Sperm whale
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WORLD WATCH
TOKYO
Ignoring international protests, four Japanese whaling ships have set
sail in recent weeks with orders to hunt for sperm and Bryde's whales,
species protected under U.S. law. The move could prompt Washington to
slap import curbs on Japanese products if the Pacific Ocean hunt goes
ahead. No nation has hunted these species since 1987, the year after
an international ban on commercial whaling took effect. Japan's
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries says populations of
sperm and Bryde's whales have recovered sufficiently to allow the
catches, which it argues are needed to gather scientific data. Under
an exemption to the ban, Japan already catches minke whales for what
it calls "scientific research." The meat is sold on Japanese markets.
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Subject(s): NEWS briefs, World; ANTISEMITISM -- Germany; ISRAEL --
Politics & government -- 1993-; WHALING -- Japan
Source: Time Canada, 08/14/2000, Vol. 156 Issue 7, p8, 2p, 2 maps, 2c
Abstract: Presents several world news briefs as of August, 2000.
Outbreaks of anti-semitic crimes in Germany; Status of Israel's
coalition government led by Ehud Barak; International protest against
Japanese whaling ships which are hunting Bryde's and sperm whales.
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