Consulate-General of Japan in New York
在ニューヨーク日本国総領事館

For information on Japan's activities on whaling issue,

please click following links

• The Management of Whales
   
  • The Position of the Japanese Government on Research Whaling
     
  • Management of Cetacean Resources
    • What is the IWC ?
    • Whale species and their management
    • Minke whales are increasing
    • Minke whale population in the Antarctic estimated at 760,000
    • Japan's request for a catch of 50 minke whales in its coastal waters is justifiable
      Management of dolphins and porpoises
    • Whaling Moratorium and Southern Ocean Sanctuary cause waste of resources
      Partial Chronology of Whaling
       
  • Japan and the Management of Whales
     
  • International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
     
• Japan's Whale Research Programs Q&As
  Q1. Can you describe outline of Japan's latest whale research program?
  Q2. Why does Japan conduct research on whales in the Pacific Ocean?
  Q3. What are the effects of these research programs on the marine resources?
  Q4. Wouldn't it be possible to conduct a non-lethal research to achieve your goal?
  Q5. Why have the sei whales been included in the research this time?
  Q6. Isn't it a violation of the moratoruim to sell whale meat after completion of the research?
   
• Center of the Sustainable Use of Marine Resources(Website of Fisheries Agency of Japan)