Japan to 'redesign' whale hunt in Antarctic despite ICJ ruling
Source: ABC Australia
Japan to 'redesign' whale hunt in Antarctic despite ICJ ruling
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Japan said it would redesign its controversial "research" whaling mission in the Antarctic after a United Nations' court ruled it was a commercial hunt masquerading as science.
Japanese fisheries minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said the ruling upheld the notion of "the sustainable use of whales as a resource" but the country would continue its research whaling program.
"Based on this ... and in line with international law and scientific principles, our nation will carry out research whaling to get the scientific information essential to manage whales as a resource," he said.
"We will carry out extensive studies in cooperation with ministries concerned to submit a new research program by this autumn to the International Whaling Commission, reflecting the criteria laid out in the verdict."
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