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CICLISMO - Giro d'Italia - Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 1 - Bergamo/Bergamo

ANDERSON Minke Solbjork (DEN) during Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 1 - Bergamo/Bergamo, Giro d'Italia race in Bergamo, Italy, July 06 2025

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CICLISMO - Giro d'Italia - Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 1 - Bergamo/Bergamo

ANDERSON Minke Solbjork (DEN) during Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 1 - Bergamo/Bergamo, Giro d'Italia race in Bergamo, Italy, July 06 2025

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CICLISMO - Giro d'Italia - Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 2 - Clusone/Aprica

Minke Solbjork ANDERSON (UNO-X MOBILITY), Ruth EDWARDS (HUMAN POWERED HEALTH ) during Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 2 - Clusone/Aprica, Giro d'Italia race in Aprica, Italy, July 07 2025

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-XUELONG 2-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION-ANIMALS (CN)

(240113) -- ABOARD XUELONG 2, Jan. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 6, 2024 shows a minke whale in the Amundsen Sea. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 is conducting an Antarctic expedition in the Amundsen Sea, where various animals can be spotted. (Photo by Chen Dongbin/Xinhua)

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-XUELONG 2-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION-ANIMALS (CN)

(240113) -- ABOARD XUELONG 2, Jan. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 6, 2024 shows a minke whale in the Amundsen Sea. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 is conducting an Antarctic expedition in the Amundsen Sea, where various animals can be spotted. (Photo by Li Jingshi/Xinhua)

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Japan cuts Antarctic whale catch target by 2/3

KUSHIRO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2013 shows a minke whale landed in Kushiro, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. The Japanese government said on Nov. 18, 2014, that it will reduce the number of whales to be taken in the Antarctic Ocean to one-third of the previous target, as the country seeks to continue its "research whaling" despite a U.N. court ordering Tokyo to halt its program there.

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Research whaling begins in northern Japan coastal areas

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is unloaded in Kushiro port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 7, 2014. Japan plans to catch up to 51 minke whales in waters off Kushiro in the seasonal hunting of the species for research purposes, which began the same day and will be conducted through the end of October to survey the impact on coastal fishing by checking the contents of the whales' stomachs.

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'Research whaling' starts in seas off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale caught for the purpose of "scientific research" is landed at the port of Kushiro in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Sept. 7, 2014.

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Minke whale caught off northeastern Japan coast

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A "scientific whaling" team transports a newly caught minke whale in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 26, 2014. It was the first catch in the northwest Pacific Ocean off the prefecture since the International Court of Justice ruled Japan's Antarctic whaling program illegal in March.

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'Scientific whaling' team examines minke whale

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A "scientific whaling" team examines a newly caught minke whale in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 26, 2014. It was the first catch in the northwest Pacific Ocean off the prefecture since the International Court of Justice ruled Japan's Antarctic whaling program illegal in March.

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Japan starts coastal research whaling in Pacific

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Researchers examine a minke whale at Ayukawa port in the northeastern Japanese city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 26, 2014, after four Japanese research whaling ships returned from a day hunt for minke whales off the prefecture. The ships will operate until June 11 to take up to 51 minke whales from coastal waters.

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Japan starts coastal research whaling in Pacific

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Japanese research whaling ships depart from a port in the northeastern city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 26, 2014, for the season's first hunt for 51 minke whales in coastal waters off the prefecture.

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Japan starts coastal research whaling in Pacific

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - People wave to Japanese research whaling ships as they leave port in the northeastern city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 26, 2014, on the season's first hunt for 51 minke whales in coastal waters off the prefecture.

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Int'l court rules against Japanese whaling

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2013 shows a minke whale captured off Kushiro, northern Japan. Japan lost a court case lodged by Australia seeking an end to Japanese whaling in the Antarctic Ocean on March 31, 2014, as the U.N. court ruled Japan's whale hunting is not conducted for scientific purposes and ordered the whaling to stop.

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Japan's research whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japanese research whaling ship the Yushin Maru No. 2 leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2013. Two Japanese whaling ships and a surveillance ship left the port the same day to join the mother vessel Nisshin Maru and hunt up to 935 Antarctic minke whales and up to 50 fin whales through March.

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Japan's research whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japanese research whaling ship the Yushin Maru leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2013. Two Japanese whaling ships and a surveillance ship left the port the same day to join the mother vessel Nisshin Maru and hunt up to 935 Antarctic minke whales and up to 50 fin whales through March.

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Japan's research whaling

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 13, 2013, shows a minke whale aboard the No. 7 Katsu Maru off Kushiro, Hokkaido. The media was invited that day to witness Japan's research whaling, which began Sept. 6 in the area and will end after 60 minke whales are taken. (Pool photo)

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Whaling in northern Japan

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is caught as the season's research whaling began in the Pacific off Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2013.

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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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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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"Research whaling" in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is caught and landed in Kushiro, Hokkaido, as part of so-called research whaling on Sept. 9, 2012.

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IWC annual conference in Panama

PANAMA CITY, Panama - The International Whaling Commission's annual conference is held in Panama City, Panama, on July 6, 2012. The commission the same day rejected a call from Japan for permission to resume hunting minke whales near its coastline, on the last day of the commission's annual conference.

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75% of whale meat offered for auction remains unsold

TOKYO, Japan - A minke whale, catch during Japan's self-described "research whaling" activities, is landed at Kushiro port, Hokkaido, in September 2010. Three-quarters of more than 1,200 tons of meat from whales caught during such activities in the Northwest Pacific remains unsold, although the whaling organizer began inviting bids for the meat in 2011, according to the Iruka & Kujira (Dolphin & Whale) Action Network, a Japanese anti-whaling group. The Tokyo-based Institute of Cetacean Research has organized 13 rounds of public auctions since October, but 908.8 tons, or 75.0 percent of the 1,211.9 tons offered, remain unsold, according to a report compiled by freelance journalist Junko Sakuma and released by the group.

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'Research whaling' starts off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Members of a community-based whaling association attend a ceremony in Kushiro port, Hokkaido, on Sept. 9, 2011, ahead of their departure for so-called research whaling authorized by the Fisheries Agency in waters off Kushiro. The association is aiming to catch up to 60 minke whales through late October to study their impact on coastal fishery stocks.

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Minke whale caught

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is landed at Kushiro port in Hokkaido following the start of research whaling in the area on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Japan approves resumption of whale meat imports from Norway

LOFOTEN, Norway - Photo taken in July 2001 shows inspectors examining unloaded minke whale meat in the Lofoten archipelago in northern Norway. Japan has approved importing whale meat from Norway for the first time since 1988.

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Minke whales captured to study fish hunting patterns

KUSHIRO, Japan - A Japanese team involved in whaling research off southeastern Hokkaido announced Nov. 8 that it captured 50 minke whales in September and October and that an analysis of their stomach contents showed 15 adolescent whales about 4 to 6 meters long had hunted Alaskan pollack. According to officials of the government-backed whaling team, anchovies were found in the stomachs of 19 of the captured minke whales, sauries in eight, and krill in six. Officials said the whales were captured to study the impact of minke whales on the local fishing industry. The photo shows members of the research team cutting up a captured whale. The carcasses are sold for food in Japan.

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Minke while caught for research

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is displayed in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Sept. 11 after being caught in what Japan calls a scientific research.

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Research institute begins whaling off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is landed at Kushiro port on Sept. 9 as a Japanese government-authorized research institute began its semiannual whaling campaign off the coast of Hokkaido. The Institute of Cetacean Research harpooned three minke whales off Kushiro on the first day of the fall whaling period that runs through Oct. 31. It aims to catch up to 60 minke whales during the period in order to investigate what impact whales have on the fisheries industry.

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Research institute begins whaling off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is unloaded at Kushiro port as a Japanese government-authorized research institute began its semiannual whaling campaign off the coast of Hokkaido on Sept. 9. The Institute of Cetacean Research harpooned three minke whales off Kushiro on the first day of the fall whaling period that runs through Oct. 31. It aims to catch up to 60 minke whales during the period in order to investigate what impact whales have on the fisheries industry.

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Whaling research vessel leaves for Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - People bid farewell to the Japanese whaling research vessel Nisshin Maru, which left Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture for the Antarctic on Nov. 7. The research team will capture up to 440 minke whales to collect data and make a report to the International Whaling Commission, before returning to Japan next April

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Japan researchers examine minke whale

KUSHIRO, Japan - Researchers measure a minke whale caught off Kushiro, Hokkaido Sept. 10 as so-called research whaling began the same day off Kushiro. Up to 50 minke whales will be caught under Japan's research whaling program during a one month period.

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IWC rejects Japan local whaling bid, Iceland walks out

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Heated debate continues on the second day of the five-day annual plenary meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 21. The IWC voted down Japan's proposal that its four local whaling communities be allowed to catch 50 minke whales, and Iceland walked out of the meeting after a majority of IWC members on Monday voted down the country's bid to rejoin the body because of its reservation against the 1982 moratorium on commercial whaling.

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Greenpeace protests whaling outside Japanese Embassy

WASHINGTON, United States - Twenty Greenpeace members gather outside the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Nov. 5 to protest a Japanese whaling fleet due to leave Nov. 6 for a six-month Antarctic voyage expected to catch 440 minke whales. The protesters include five wearing ''giant eyeballs'' meant to symbolize the world is watching Japan.

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Japan's whaling ships leave for Antarctic

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Nissinmaru, the mother ship of the Japanese whaling fleet, departs from Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 6 on a six-month research expedition in the Antarctic Ocean where its crew is expected to catch some 400 minke whales. The fleet of five vessels belonging to the government's Institute of Cetacean Research will gather data such as the age of caught whales and the number and location of whales found by visual observation.

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Japanese whalers return home after capturing 440 minke

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Two Japanese whaling ships commissioned by the Fisheries Agency to survey and capture minke whales in Antarctic waters return home to Shimonoseki port in southwestern Japan on April 11. The ships are part of a fleet of five that left the port in Yamaguchi Prefecture last November and captured 440 minke whales for research purposes.

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5 Japanese whaling ships set sail for Antarctica

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Relatives wave goodbye to crew members of five Japanese whaling ships at Shimonoseki port, Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 17 as they set sail for Antarctica to conduct so-called ''research whaling.'' The expedition plans to capture about 400 minke whales to collect data on the whales' age, maturity and habitation habits, according to the government. Most of the whale meat will be sold on the market.

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Japan's whaling ships leave for Antarctic

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Nissinmaru, the mother ship of the Japanese whaling fleet, departs from Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 6 on a six-month research expedition in the Antarctic Ocean where its crew is expected to catch some 400 minke whales. The fleet of five vessels belonging to the government's Institute of Cetacean Research will gather data such as the age of caught whales and the number and location of whales found by visual observation.

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Minke whales captured to study fish hunting patterns

KUSHIRO, Japan - A Japanese team involved in whaling research off southeastern Hokkaido announced Nov. 8 that it captured 50 minke whales in September and October and that an analysis of their stomach contents showed 15 adolescent whales about 4 to 6 meters long had hunted Alaskan pollack. According to officials of the government-backed whaling team, anchovies were found in the stomachs of 19 of the captured minke whales, sauries in eight, and krill in six. Officials said the whales were captured to study the impact of minke whales on the local fishing industry. The photo shows members of the research team cutting up a captured whale. The carcasses are sold for food in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan approves resumption of whale meat imports from Norway

LOFOTEN, Norway - Photo taken in July 2001 shows inspectors examining unloaded minke whale meat in the Lofoten archipelago in northern Norway. Japan has approved importing whale meat from Norway for the first time since 1988. (Kyodo)

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Minke whale hunt begins off northeastern Japan coast

A fleet of whaling ships leaves Ayukawa port in the northeastern Japanese city of Ishinomaki on April 9, 2016, to hunt up to 51 minke whales in coastal waters through late May, as part of the government's "scientific research" whaling program in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Minke whale unloaded at port in Hokkaido

One of eight minke whales caught in Japan's whaling "for scientific research" off Kushiro in Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, is unloaded at a local port on Sept. 5, 2015, on the first day of the controversial cetacean hunting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Minke whale hunt starts off northeastern Japan coast

Crew members on a whaling ship prepare for departure from Ayukawa port in the northeastern Japanese city of Ishinomaki on April 10, 2015. A fleet of four whaling ships plans to hunt a maximum 51 minke whales in coastal waters in the period up to May 26 as part of the government's scientific research whaling program in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Minke whale hunt starts off northeastern Japan coast

Whaling ships leave Ayukawa port in the northeastern Japanese city of Ishinomaki on April 10, 2015, to hunt a maximum 51 minke whales in coastal waters in the period up to May 26 as part of the government's scientific research whaling program in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Japan's "research" whaling has been a target of international criticism as meat from the hunted animals is placed on the market after scientific examinations are completed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Research institute begins whaling off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is unloaded at Kushiro port as a Japanese government-authorized research institute began its semiannual whaling campaign off the coast of Hokkaido on Sept. 9. The Institute of Cetacean Research harpooned three minke whales off Kushiro on the first day of the fall whaling period that runs through Oct. 31. It aims to catch up to 60 minke whales during the period in order to investigate what impact whales have on the fisheries industry. (Kyodo)

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Research institute begins whaling off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is landed at Kushiro port on Sept. 9 as a Japanese government-authorized research institute began its semiannual whaling campaign off the coast of Hokkaido. The Institute of Cetacean Research harpooned three minke whales off Kushiro on the first day of the fall whaling period that runs through Oct. 31. It aims to catch up to 60 minke whales during the period in order to investigate what impact whales have on the fisheries industry. (Kyodo)

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Minke while caught for research

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is displayed in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Sept. 11 after being caught in what Japan calls a scientific research. (Kyodo)

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'Research whaling' starts off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Members of a community-based whaling association attend a ceremony in Kushiro port, Hokkaido, on Sept. 9, 2011, ahead of their departure for so-called research whaling authorized by the Fisheries Agency in waters off Kushiro. The association is aiming to catch up to 60 minke whales through late October to study their impact on coastal fishery stocks. (Kyodo)

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Minke whale caught

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is landed at Kushiro port in Hokkaido following the start of research whaling in the area on Sept. 7, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Research whaling begins in northern Japan coastal areas

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is unloaded in Kushiro port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 7, 2014. Japan plans to catch up to 51 minke whales in waters off Kushiro in the seasonal hunting of the species for research purposes, which began the same day and will be conducted through the end of October to survey the impact on coastal fishing by checking the contents of the whales' stomachs. (Kyodo)