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Martina sends a message to the captain of the Japanese whaling fleet. Enlarge image

Letter to a whaling captain

One of our youngest supporters, Martina, has a good idea and great New Year's Resolution for the captain of the Japanese whaling fleet - the Nisshin Maru.

She asks Mr Toyama to take his whaling ship back home, remove its harpoons and then return to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary with tourists ready to whale watch. What a top idea!

Watch Martina's video-letter on YouTube.

On December 21 Greenpeace finds the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. © Greenpeace/ Sutton-Hibbert Enlarge image

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Greenpeace hampers the Japanese whale hunt in the Southern Ocean.

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Greenpeace dossier presenting evidence of the whale meat scandal in Japan. Enlarge image

Greenpeace Investigation: Japan's Stolen Whale Meat Scandal

June 23, 2008

Presents evidence from Greenpeace's four-month undercover investigation that clearly shows the serious illegality within Japan's whaling program.

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Save the whales

June 23, 2008

Greenpeace launched a campaign to save the whales in 1975. Today we campaign to prevent the governments of Japan, Norway and Iceland from lifting the ban on commercial whaling. Greenpeace campaigns strategically around the world for whale sanctuaries and for viable alternatives to whaling such as whale watching.

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