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Greenpeace offers to help Japan conduct non-lethal whale research in return

12 January 2006

Greenpeace today offered to assist the Institute for Cetacean Research (ICR), which controls the whaling fleet, in its non-lethal research programme in return for an end to the killing of whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

Dead Minke Whale attached by a harpoon line to the Japanese whaling ship the Kyo Maru in the Southern Ocean. Enlarge Image

Greenpeace finds and engages the whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean

21 December 2005

Southern Ocean, 21 December 2005 -- Two Greenpeace ships, the MY Esperanza and the MY Arctic Sunrise, today confronted the Fisheries Agency of Japan whaling fleet and called on it to "Leave the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary immediately." In eight inflatable's carrying banners which read "defending the whales" and "stop whaling" crew from the two ships declared their intention to block the hunt.

Greenpeace volunteers sail to mark the launch of the IWC (International Whaling Commission) opening this week. Enlarge Image

Buying a return to whaling

19 July 2004

The future of whales appears to be more uncertain than ever as the 56th meeting of the International Whaling Commission, IWC, begins. The number of countries in favour of whaling at the IWC is steadily increasing, not because opponents of whaling world-wide have changed their minds, but because new members are being recruited with promises of financial aid. (1)

Greenpeace action against Japanese whaling in Southern Ocean. Enlarge Image

Vote-buying whistle-blower urges Europe to stop Japan at the whaling commission

26 April 2002

A former environment minister who resigned in protest over the Japanese government´s vote buying activities went on record condemning the use of Japanese foreign aid to buy votes from developing countries in the run up to the meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Japan. A new dossier released by Greenpeace and backed by Atherton Martin, the former Dominican environment minister reveals the extent of Japan´s vote buying activities.

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