South Korean Government scraps whale meat factory

Violence threatens peaceful protest at Whale Embassy in South Korea

26 May 2005

Greenpeace and the Korean Federation of Environment Movement (KFEM) have received threats of violence against the peaceful occupation of a whale meat factory site in Ulsan, South Korea, which they have occupied for over one month. In a letter and at a press conference held by several local organisations it was announced that at 18.00hrs today, people will arrive at the ‘whale embassy’ to destroy it (1). The embassy was built by the activists on the site to highlight the perils faced by the world’s whales (2).

Greenpeace calls for international rejection of Japanese plans to increase whale kill

12 April 2005

Plans by the Government of Japan to 'sharply' increase its take of minke whales and to resume catching both fin and humpback whales under the guise of scientific research, are a deadly slap in the face for the international community, making a mockery of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and international efforts to control whaling, Greenpeace warned today.

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Korea's back door plans to hunt whales

07 April 2005

Greenpeace and Korean Federation for Environment Movement (KFEM) today exposed plans by the South Korean government to build a whale and dolphin meat processing factory. (1) The factory will be built in Ulsan, known as the “city of whales”, the venue for this year’s International Whaling Commission meeting. (2)

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Environmentalists call on government to ban trade in whale meat

02 April 2005

The Korean Federation for Environment Movement (KFEM) called on the Korean government today to ban the nation’s lucrative trade in whale meat.