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Japan has suspended its Antarctic whaling operations after disruption by a conservation group
Wednesday February 16,2011
Japan has temporarily suspended its Antarctic whaling operations after repeated disruptions by a conservation group, a government official said.
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been chasing the Japanese whaling fleet for weeks in the icy seas off Antarctica, trying to block Japan’s annual hunts, planned for up to 945 whales.
Fisheries agency official Tatsuya Nakaoku said Tokyo halted the hunt on February 10 “to ensure safety” after persistent disruption by the anti-whaling protesters.
He said the fleet plans to resume hunting when conditions are deemed safe.
The annual whale hunts – for scientific purposes – are allowed by the International Whaling Commission as an exception to the 1986 ban, but opponents say they are a cover for commercial whaling.
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