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The Whale Dispute
13/01/2010 - AUSTRALIA-JAPAN

The Whale Dispute

A collision between an anti-whaling speed boat and a security ship that's protecting a Japanese whaling fleet has added fresh fuel to a long-running debate. It's brought the spotlight onto the practices of both the whalers as well as some of their worst critics, a group called 'Sea Shepherd'. It's also unleashed a diplomatic row between Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
JAPAN - WHALING

Greenpeace cries foul over whale meat smuggling

Japan’s factory whaling ship is back in Tokyo harbour after a five-month hunt in the Antarctic Ocean. However, the environmental watchdog Greenpeace suspects members of the crew of smuggling whale meat. (Report: N.Tourret)
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