Japanese whalers brought back two minke whales to the northern Japanese port of Kushiro, their first catch after resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years.
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It was the first commercial hunt since 1988, when Japan switched to what it called research whaling after commercial whaling was banned by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Japan gave six months’ notice that it was withdrawing from the IWC, a move that took effect recently.
The Fisheries Agency said the hunts will stay within the country’s exclusive economic zone, and the catch quota for the rest of this year will be 227 whales.
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