A tearful wife of a whaler bids farewell to the Japanese whaling fleet leaving Shimonoseki. The fleet is bound for the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary with plans to harpoon 935 mink whales and 10 endangered fin whales, before returning to Japan in March 2007.
November 15, 2006
Shimonoseki Japan

A tearful wife of a whaler bids farewell to the Japanese whaling fleet leaving Shimonoseki. The fleet is bound for the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary with plans to harpoon 935 mink whales and 10 endangered fin whales, before returning to Japan in March 2007.

© Greenpeace / Masaya Noda

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