Anti-whaling groups pressure Rudd
11/6/08
As Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s opposition to whaling is tested on his visit to Tokyo, a Japanese fleet has begun a hunt targeting 100 endangered sei whales. The whalers left this week for a three-month northern Pacific “research” cruise that plans to take 260 minke, sperm and bryde’s whales. Their departure was despite another crewman’s death on the factory ship Nisshin Maru, an Institute of Cetacean Research spokesman confirmed yesterday. It was the third death among the 130 crew within 18 months.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/environment/antiwhaling-groups-pressure-rudd-20080610-2omb.html
Japanese whaling ‘needs tough approach’
10/6/08
There is strong community support for getting tough on Japan over whaling, an Australian survey indicates. The Essential Research online poll found 87 per cent of respondents believed the federal government should take international legal action to try to stop Japan’s whaling program. Of those who answered yes, 91 per cent said they believed legal action should go ahead even if the relationship with Japan was compromised. The poll result comes during Kevin Rudd’s first visit to Japan since becoming prime minister.
See: http://news.theage.com.au/national/japanese-whaling-needs-tough-approach-20080610-2of3.html
Tags: Australia, Environment, Japan, Pacific