The Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru departs from its home port of Innoshima in Hiroshima, western Japan November 17, 2008. This 22nd research whaling expedition to the Southern Ocean is supported by a roughly estimated total 1.2 billion yen (US$12.36 million) in Japanese taxpayers' money, the highest amount to date.
© Greenpeace / Yuzuru Oshihara