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The Japanese whaling fleet has again defied world opinion and resumed whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
The sanctuary had remained fatality free for the whales for two weeks due to the Esperanza chasing the factory whaling ship, the Nissin Maru, across the Southern Ocean for 5,000 miles.
Without the factory ship, the rest of the whaling fleet were unable to operate - bringing the entire whaling program to a halt. During the two weeks Greenpeace spent with the fleet more than 100 whales were saved.
After the Esperanza gave chase across the Southern Ocean, media coverage and public discussion on the whaling issue is now reaching unprecedented levels in Japan, where Prime Minister Fukuda has been forced to discuss the whaling issue in Parliament.
Once more, Japanese taxpayers must be wondering why they are funding this fake research operation which produces no real science, whale meat that no one wants to eat, and brings their country into international disrepute.
The campaign to end whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is now moving from the open ocean to Japan where we are calling on Canon – a company known for its support of conservation issues, to publicly speak out against whaling.
Already over 44,000 concerned camera owners from around the world have responded to our call to email Fujio Mitarai, the CEO of Canon Japan. Fujio Mitarai is also the head of the influential Nippon Keidanren (Japanese Business Federation).
Without the factory ship, the rest of the whaling fleet were unable to operate - bringing the entire whaling program to a halt. During the two weeks Greenpeace spent with the fleet more than 100 whales were saved.
After the Esperanza gave chase across the Southern Ocean, media coverage and public discussion on the whaling issue is now reaching unprecedented levels in Japan, where Prime Minister Fukuda has been forced to discuss the whaling issue in Parliament.
Once more, Japanese taxpayers must be wondering why they are funding this fake research operation which produces no real science, whale meat that no one wants to eat, and brings their country into international disrepute.
The campaign to end whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is now moving from the open ocean to Japan where we are calling on Canon – a company known for its support of conservation issues, to publicly speak out against whaling.
Already over 44,000 concerned camera owners from around the world have responded to our call to email Fujio Mitarai, the CEO of Canon Japan. Fujio Mitarai is also the head of the influential Nippon Keidanren (Japanese Business Federation).
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