Its last commercial hunt was in 1986, but Japan has never really stopped whaling - it has been conducting instead what it says are research missions which catch hundreds of whales annually. Now the country has withdrawn from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), which banned hunting.
Is Japan still killing whales in 2021?
On July 1st 2019, Japan resumed commercial whaling after leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC). In 2021, Japanese whaling vessels will hunt a quota of 171 minke whales, 187 Bryde's whales and 25 sei whales.
How can we stop Japan whaling?
3 Ways We Can Shut Down the Japanese Government's Whaling Program
- Follow the money — and cut it off. ...
- Apply international political pressure. ...
- Save our oceans.
