Whale activists drive down poaching in Japan

Fisheries Agency reported that the number of whales killed by Japan is down from its target of 850 to 680. Some ships cite clashes with activists and bad wheather as reasons for the decline in whale hunting, which in Japan is considered a cultural tradition. Although Japan announced it would stop commercial whaling in 1986, whale meat can be found in supermarkets today.

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