6 Fined for Opposing Faeroese Pilot Whale Drive by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Faeroe Islands court has found six members of the U.S.-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society guilty of attempting to hinder a traditional pilot whales drive in the North Atlantic islands, and fined each one 1,000 kroner ($174).

Published: September 9, 2014 at 5:51AM

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Japan Seeks to Resume Antarctic Whaling Next Year by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japan is seeking international support for its plans to hunt minke whales in the Antarctic Ocean next year by scaling down the whaling research program the U.N. top court rejected earlier this year, fisheries officials said Wednesday.

Published: September 3, 2014 at 7:27AM

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