Is Japanese Whaling Humane?
Video taken by Greenpeace of whaling by the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean provided a unique opportunity to obtain quantitative data relevant to the welfare aspects of the killing of whales. Catches of 16 individual Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) were analysed and in two of these asphyxiation appeared the most likely cause of death. Fewer than one in five whales were killed instantaneously and the average time to death for the remaining whales was around 10 min. The presence of Greenpeace did not result in a reduced accuracy of harpoon shots when compared with previous studies.

Raw Deal
True World Foods has entered into a partnership with leading Japanese whale meat trader, Kyokuyo, to distribute Kyokuyo’s new frozen sushi product in the United States. In its new report, "Raw Deal," the Environmental Investigation Agency details Kyokuyo’s decades-long involvement in hunting whales and its recent links to True World Foods.

U.S. Public Opinion Poll
National survey of 1000 Registered voters on opinions on Japanese "research whaling".

In the Name of Science
Find out why "scientific" whaling is really commercial whaling in disguise.

Whales and Fisheries
Pro-whaling nations often claim that whales have destroyed more than 90% of the fish in the sea and must be destroyed in the name of fish conservation. This report explains why this is just bad science.

St. Kitts Declaration
The "St. Kitts and Nevis Declaration" is a written declaration by 30 Commissioners passed at the 58th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission stating that whaling is necessary for developing nations to diversify their agriculture. Find out why this non-binding resolution is both misleading and without legal consequences.