Restart commercial whaling and slaughter of the first whale: Japan may lose or lose


BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) Comprehensive report, July 1, Japan officially restarted commercial whaling, eight whaling vessels from Hokkaido Kushiro Port and Yamaguchi County Xiaguan Port to the sea, to hunt in Japan's exclusive economic zone. By the afternoon of that day, two minke whales had been captured. After the whales were transported back to the port, the workers were about to cut and disintegrate, and were expected to enter the market on the 4th.


This is Japan's first fishing activity since it announced its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), and Japan's first return to commercial whaling since 1988. The analysis said that in the background of the gradual fading of whale meat from the dining table, the prospect of commercial whaling is unpredictable, anti-whaling countries may increase their criticism, and even worsen the international community's impression of Japan and impact on tourism.


Reported that eight whaling vessels are divided into two groups, one of which is led by the mother ship Nishinumu, and the other two fishing vessels are responsible for the backup. They will sail 200 nautical miles (about 370 kilometers) farthest in Japan's exclusive economic zone to catch minke whales, Bremen whales and Cypriot whales; the other group is composed of five small whaling vessels, which will be in the coastal waters. In addition to the three whales mentioned above, Bayesian beaked whales and dolphins are also caught in the area.


Reported that by the afternoon of the 1st local time, the small whaling vessel "51 Chunyouwan" took the lead in capturing an 8.3-meter-long minke whale in the Sailu Bay and transporting the whale back to the Sailu Port by crane to shore. The whale was then sent to a nearby cutting workshop, where workers celebrated by offering wine to the whale, then measured the length of the whale, and then cut and decomposed.


Bei Liangwen, president of Japan's Small Whaling Association, who has been waiting for news all day in Kushiro Harbor, described the successful capture on the first day of resumption of commercial whaling as "the 31-year wait is well worth it."


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Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in its previously announced whaling plan that the authorities rated the second half of the year at 227 minke whales, 150 Brandt whales and 25 plug whales, respectively, and initially set an annual whaling quota of 383 after next year.


The quota was originally scheduled for release in mid-June, but it was delayed to avoid focusing on whaling before the G20 summit.


Japan has long advocated that only a few whales face extinction crisis, and announced in December last year that it would withdraw from IWC and resume commercial whaling. Anti-whaling countries and activists criticized the decision, but local whaling groups were encouraged to hold ceremonies to send ships to sea.


Hours later, the first minke whale was transported to the city of Kui Lu. AFP reported that in order to keep the 8.3-metre minke whale fresh, it was ripped open on the shore, bleeding, and then the fishermen transferred it to a truck and sent it to a port factory. It is reported that whale meat will be auctioned at the local fish market on the 4th.


[Fishing quotas will be raised after 2020]


The International Whaling Commission was established in 1948 and Japan joined in 1951. In 1982, the International Whaling Commission voted to suspend commercial whaling. Japan has since demanded the lifting of the ban. On the other hand, Japan was forced to end commercial whaling in 1988, but it still maintained its "investigation whaling" in the name of "scientific research".


From the end of 2018 to the spring of 2019, in the name of investigating whaling, Japan captured 333 minke whales in Antarctic waters alone. The annual supply of whale meat from commercial whaling is less than that from investigative whaling due to the inability to continue investigative fishing after withdrawal from IWC, but the Aquaculture Department expects to adjust the fishing cap to 383 after 2020.


Japan's Kyodo News Agency said that the Japanese government, taking into account the severe criticism from overseas after withdrawing from IWC, set a more restrained fishing quota than the general fish, i.e. each whale species is below 1% of the resources, which is a sustainable fishing quota. Japan said that "even if the fishing continues for 100 years, it will not have a negative impact on the resources".


[Criticism on restarting commercial whaling]


Outside, there was a storm of public opinion about Japan's resumption of commercial whaling. Several media, including the British Times and the BBC, published reports on 29 June criticizing Japan for ignoring international criticism and driving whaling vessels into the sea, while expressing doubts about the sustainability of Japanese whaling.


In Britain, where IWC headquarters is located, anti-Japanese whaling parades broke out on the same day, with marchers holding up slogans of "Japan should know shame" and shouting slogans of "rescue whales".


Although Japan has always used "tradition" as a reason to restart whaling, Nikkei News commented that even in Japan, public opinion about whaling lacks momentum.


Many concerned practitioners worry that whale meat has not been a popular food preference for the past 31 years, and it is doubtful whether the so-called "traditional culture" can be restored. Secondly, in the international condemnation, the deterioration of the external impression of Japan will impact the tourism industry of various whaling cities.


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