Japan allows hunting endangered finfish

Japan has decided to continue commercial hunting of fin whales, despite opposition from international conservation organisations and public protests. Fin whales are one of the world's largest and most endangered whales.

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After five years of resumed commercial hunting of other whale species, Japan has turned its attention back to fin whales to provide stock for its whale meat shops. This decisive strategy is causing outrage among conservationists, who argue that the move deepens the species' survival crisis due to ocean pollution and climate change.

Japan's Secretary of State, Yoshimasa Hayashi, justifies the decision by the traditions of whale meat consumption in Japan. However, conservationists warn that this could lead to an even greater threat of extinction for these vulnerable marine mammals.

Source: Discover Wildlife