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Australia Tracks Japan Whaling FleetCANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) — An Australian fisheries ship has begun pursuing Japan’s whaling fleet near Antarctica to gather evidence for an international court challenge to halt the yearly slaughter, officials said Wednesday. The icebreaker Oceanic Viking, used for customs and fisheries policing, left a base near Perth on Tuesday to track the fleet in the Southern Ocean for up to 20 days, a Home Affairs Ministry spokeswoman said. The vessel has stowed arms below deck to avoid a confrontation, but Australian customs officials on board plan to gather photographic and video evidence of the Japanese kill. Japan’s whaling fleet plans to hunt 935 minke whales and 50 fin whales for research over the Antarctic summer, but recently abandoned plans to hunt 50 humpback whales after international condemnation and a formal diplomatic protest by 31 nations. Australia plans to use patrols by an Airbus jet to follow and photograph the Japanese fleet, intensifying pressure on Japan to end the hunt in future years. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationKorean Leaders Meet in Pyongyang...Chinese Reject Imported Meat... In India, a Rare School Shooting Leaves 14-Year-Old Dead... Pakistan Questions 2 in Daniel Pearl Killing... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - Australia Tracks Japan Whaling Fleet |
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