Japan and Iceland are the only two countries that currently use this provision. Japan has been engaged in scientific whaling since 1987, a year after the IWC moratorium on commercial whaling began. Iceland recently began “scientific whaling” in 2003 before resuming their commerical hunt in 2006. Has whaling been stopped?Read More →
In 2021, Japanese whalers will set sail to hunt 171 minke whales, 187 Bryde’s whales and 25 sei whales. Japan’s Antarctic whaling programme was declared illegal by the UN Court of Justice on 31st March 2014. … Japanese whalers continue to hunt Minke, Bryde´s and Sei whale in the NorthRead More →
Commercial whaling is prohibited within the sanctuary boundaries. Only Japan voted in opposition. As the size of the IWC continued to grow, so did the influence of Japan within the commission. Which country kills most whales? Norway has surpassed Japan and Iceland in its whale hunting quotas (which do notRead More →