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CNN.com:Japan defies world as 'research' ship embarks on minke whale kill


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http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/30/asia/japan-whaling-research/

With a mission to kill 333 minke whales, Japan has sent its first whaling fleet to the Antarctic Ocean in more than one year.

The expedition comes despite an International Court of Justice ruling and fierce objections from countries including Australia and New Zealand.

"We do not accept in any way, shape or form the concept of killing whales for so-called 'scientific research," said Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt.

New Zealand's acting Foreign Minister Todd McClay said: "New Zealand is strongly opposed to whaling in the Southern Ocean. We call on Japan to take heed of the 2014 International Court of Justice decision and international scientific advice concerning their whaling activities."

Japan has consistently rejected calls for its to cease its whaling activities, insisting that it's vital for building a body of research.

"Through capturing whales for investigation, Japan is collecting the scientific data and aiming for the resumption of commercial whaling. This official government view doesn't change," Hideki Moronuki, senior fisheries negotiator at Japan's Fishery Agency told CNN.

A fleet of four vessels left the port of Shimonoseki, southwest of Tokyo, on Tuesday, for the Southern Ocean, including research ship the "Nisshin Maru" and three smaller boats. The expedition is due to end in March 2016.

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I watched a few seasons of Whale Wars and a discovery channel show on how this "research" ends up processed for market right on that factory ship.

Those Sea Shepard folks come off like irrational people a lot of the time. But one move that worked was placing themselves behind the factory ship so a transfer of the killed whales couldn't happen and the meat would spoil. For the international community upset with this. Seems like an easy option to block them.

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