Japan's whaling industry loses support of commercial fishing companies 
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Author: Shawn Heinrichs ( shawnh )
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Japan’s largest seafood company, Maruha, and fourth largest fisheries company, Kyokuyo, have both committed to end the production and sale of whale meat products in Japan. Both Kyokuyo and Maruha were among Japan’s leading commercial whaling companies until March 2006, when they divested their ownership in Japan’s whaling fleet in response to pressure from international campaigns. It is estimated that these companies have killed nearly half a million whales since 1929.
Allan Thornton, president of the Environmental Investigation Agency said: “This should mean the end of the commercial whaling business in Japan with Kyokuyo and Maruha pulling their sales of millions of cans of whale meat each year. It’s time to silence Japan’s harpoons and work together to conserve whales for future generations.” Post your thoughts in the discussion...
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Comment(s):A positive sign of common sense prevailing over short time benefit for some reckless fishermen.
Posted by Sven on 06/06 at 05:35 AMWith so much negative information about our environment it is great to see something changing for the better. It is maybe very late but nonetheless it is changing. An out of print book “minds in the waters” by Joan McIntyre has an incredible insight to the consciousness of these creatures from many different angles. Anyone with this knowledge who then would slaughter a cetacean commits a crime nearly on par with murder of one of our own. It goes against good nature and common sense, but then, I am preaching to the choir.
Posted by donbarnett on 06/28 at 08:55 AM
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