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Japan hunts first fin whale in 50 years

The country's newly built mothership, Kangei Maru, hunted 55-ton cetaceans after the Japanese Fisheries Agency expanded commercial whaling along the country's coast to include fin whales, a larger species than the three initially permitted

By Masahiko Takeuchi | Aug. 5, 2024 09:59 BST
Japan's new mothership Kangei Maru hunted the 55t fin wale. Photo: Kyodo Senpaku
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