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Grafik zeigt das Gebiet, wo die Jagd auf Wale stattfinden wird, sowie die Quote für kommerziellen Walfang.
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Japans erster kommerzieller Walfang nach über 30 Jahren

July 1, 2019 - Japan hat den kommerziellen Walfang nach über dreißig Jahren wieder aufgenommen, nachdem Tokio - nicht unumstritten - im Dezmeber 2018 aus der Internationalen Walfang Kommission ausgetreten ist.

Whaling boats embarked on their first commercial hunts since 1988, when Japan switched to so-called research whaling, but will stay within the country's exclusive economic waters.

Japan had given six-month's notice that it was withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission, a move that went into effect Sunday.

The whaling ships have a permit to catch 227 whales - minke, Bryde's and sei - before the end of the year.

Whaling is losing support in other whaling nations including Norway and Iceland, where whalers have cut back on catches in recent years amid criticism that commercial hunts are bad for their national image and tourism.

Iceland caught only 17 whales, while Norway hunted 432 for the 2017-2018 season, way below their catch quota of 378 and 1,278 respectively, according to the IWC.

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PUBLISHED: 01/07/2019; STORY: Graphic News
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