Antarctic News
Japan's Pm Speaks Out On Whaling
Friday January 25, 2008
THE Japanese Prime Minister, Yasuo Fukuda, has mounted a defence of his government's Antarctic whaling, in evidence of growing sensitivity to the hunt domestically.Chase Carries On As Activists Fail To Stop Whaler Refuelling
Wednesday January 23, 2008
GREENPEACE has failed to prevent the refuelling of the Japanese whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru at sea in the Antarctic, increasing the vessel's endurance against anti-whaling activists.Whaling Ship Refuels, But Not Without Trouble
Wednesday January 23, 2008
DESPITE the efforts of Greenpeace, the Japanese whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru has been refuelled at sea in the Antarctic, increasing its endurance against anti-whaling activists.Family Concern For 'idealist' Protester Held Aboard Ship
Thursday January 17, 2008
THE Sydney-born conservation activist Benjamin Potts, who is being held aboard a Japanese Antarctic whaling vessel, was committed to his principles of preserving endangered species, a relative said yesterday.Whalers On Run, Pursued By Three Ships
Tuesday January 15, 2008
THE Rudd Government's attempt to raise pressure on Japanese whaling through surveillance by the Customs patrol vessel, the Oceanic Viking, faces a renewed test as the whalers keep running from the Antarctic.