Sea Shepherd activists warn Japan against resuming whaling
AFP
SYDNEY – Environmental activist group Sea Shepherd warned Japan on Sunday against resuming “research” whaling in the Antarctic and called on the Australian government to intervene.
After a decade of harassment by Sea Shepherd, Japan was forced to abandon its 2014-15 Southern Ocean hunt after the International Court of Justice said the annual expedition was a commercial activity masquerading as research.
But on Saturday Japanese media reported that it would start again next year, despite a call by global regulators for more evidence that the expeditions have a scientific purpose …
The China Post – November 30, 2015, 00:15 am TWN
www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/aust…
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