By AP
News – Asian Correspondent, Jun 20, 2015
TOKYO
(AP) — Japan aims to resume whale hunts in the Antarctic later this year, even
though the International Whaling Commission says Tokyo hasn’t proven that the
mammals need to be killed for research.
The
IWC’s Scientific Committee said in a report Friday that it wasn’t able to
determine whether lethal sampling is necessary for whale stock management and
conservation.
Japanese
officials said they will submit additional data to support their argument. They
said Japan’s plan to resume whale hunting in the Antarctic this winter season
is unchanged.
The
IWC banned commercial whaling in 1986, but Japan has continued killing whales
under an exemption for research. The International Court of Justice ruled last
year the hunts were not truly scientific, forcing Tokyo to submit a revised
proposal for the Antarctic whaling.
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