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Seoul (UPI) Jan 4, 2011 South Korea says it is tightening rules to close some legal loopholes to combat illegal whaling in its oceans. Commercial whale hunting is banned in South Korea, but the trading of whales found dead is still legal, the BBC reported Tuesday. Critics have alleged fishermen were exploiting the loophole in the law. Under the new rules, fishermen will be required to report to police immediately if they discover dead whales in their nets or washed ashore. The new regulations require samples from all dead whales be given to authorities for testing, and their meat can only be sold after a full investigation into how the animal died. Fishermen who obtain dead whales, either at sea or ashore, will only be allowed to process and sell them at state-designated facilities, South Korea's Agricultural Ministry said. Commercial whaling was banned in South Korea when the International Whaling Commission implemented a global moratorium in 1986.
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Japan reprimands fisheries officials for taking whale meatTokyo (AFP) Dec 22, 2010 The Japanese fisheries agency has warned officials not to accept whale meat as gifts from whalers, amid embezzlement allegations involving tax-funded whaling programmes, reports said Wednesday. The five officials were reprimanded for accepting three to seven kilograms (6.6 to 15.4 pounds) of meat from a private fisheries firm that was contracted to conduct whaling, local media reported, citi ... read more |
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