Japan starts whaling in coastal waters

Japan starts whaling in coastal waters

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 18, 2013, shows part of a fleet of four whaling ships that left Ayukawa port in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, to start their seasonal hunting of minke whales for research purposes in coastal waters in northeastern Japan. The whalers plan to catch up to 60 minke whales in waters off the Sanriku region through early June, fishery industry officials said.

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