Japanese Resume Commercial Whaling On July 1

Japan had suspended commercial whaling operations in 1988, following an International Whaling Commission moratorium, but will now resume the practice on Monday, July 1, according to an article in NHK and this video.  Japan decided in December to leave the IWC because under current conditions the resumption of whaling seemed to be impossible at any level.

This article explains the Japanese justification for an industry that has become anathema over much of the world.

Sea Shepherd, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, is expected to confront Japanese whalers with units of its own fleet of vessels. This is likely to result in some form of violence, based on past experience. Expect to hear more about the Japanese whaling hunt and the responses to it.