On Thursday, some 1.4 tons of fresh meat from several fin whales caught off Japan ... market and the Kangei Maru’s home port of Shimonoseki. In Shimonoseki, where 250 kilograms (550 lbs) of fin ...

At the 71 st meeting of the CITES Standing Committee in August 2019, AWI presented new information on the extent of this market. Our surveys show that illegally landed sei whale products are sold by ...

Last year, the same wholesale market at the Shimonoseki port ... Locals are trying to make Shimonoseki recognized as Japan’s No. 1 city for whale meat. A total of 1.4 tons of whale meat was ...

“The market for Icelandic fin whale meat in Japan has been struggling for years — there is both a declining demand and a large stockpile of surplus of imported meat that remains unsold — so ...

a move aimed at reviving the shrinking market for whale-related foods. Whale meat was once a staple source of protein in Japanese culture, but consumption began to decline with increased imports ...

Undeterred by declining appetites for whale meat, and unfazed by global opposition to commercial hunts, Japan's whaling industry is doubling down. Earlier this month, a company unveiled a new ...

Iceland’s only active whaling company, Hvalur hf., will not be operating this summer, marking the second consecutive year ...

Japan had a stockpile of 4,455 metric tons of frozen whale meat in December from previous expeditions, according to the latest official data. “Japan’s whaling serves no purpose whatsoever and ...

Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan ... market and the Kangei Maru’s home port of Shimonoseki. In Shimonoseki, where 250 kilograms (550 lbs) of fin whale ...

Whale meat in Japan was an affordable source of protein for the country's malnourished population in the years following World War II, with annual consumption peaking at 233,000 tons in 1962.