The Nisshin Maru – Whaling Research ship?
The Nisshin Maru, a giant factory whaling ship, is the flagship of the Japanese whaling fleet which once again has set out to massacre a thousand whales in the Southern Antarctic waters. This time, the first in decades, 50 humpback whales are within their harpoon gun sites. Owned by the (curiously named) Institute for [...]
Filed under: Science on November 29th, 2007 | Comments Off
