Japanese research whaling fleet leaves for Antarctic Ocean

Japanese research whaling fleet leaves for Antarctic Ocean

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Nisshin Maru, the mother ship of Japan's six-vessel whaling fleet, leaves Shimonoseki Port, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Nov. 18 on an expedition to the Antarctic Ocean that operators say is intended to undertake research on whales. It is the 21st whaling expedition carried out by the Institute of Cetacean Research, which began research whaling in 1987.

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