Later in life I returned to the photographs I'd taken in Antarctica – and my memories – and started painting scenes of whaling ships. I've donated paintings to several whaling museums in the ...

Built at a cost of US$ 47 million, the 9,300-ton Kangei Maru has a slipway to haul up to 70- ton fin whales, and can store up to 600 tons of meat. Japan has launched a brand new whaling fleet ...

But times were changing: Whale populations in the North Atlantic had declined, forcing whaling ships to head to more distant waters, first plundering the rich pickings off the South American coast ...

It also has five coastal whaling ships. In 2023, the total haul was 83 Minke, 187 Bryde's, and 24 Sei whales. But local appetite for the flesh remains at historic lows, hovering between 1,000 and ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture—Japan’s new whaling mothership departed on its first expedition as the country plans to expand its commercial hunts. The Kangei Maru, the successor to the ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The aging Nisshin Maru, a relic of Japan’s whaling tradition, has finally retired after playing a central role in research and commercial operations for more ...

Activist Paul Watson has revealed a plan to take action against Iceland's whaling activities in June, while continuing to monitor whether Japanese ships return to the Southern Ocean to hunt the marine ...

The whaling ships have a permit to catch 227 minkes, Bryde's and sei whales this year in Japanese waters. Japan's last commercial hunt was in 1986 but it has continued whaling for what it says was ...

A lawsuit seeks at least $300 million in damages. Greenpeace has said such a loss in court could force it to shut down its American offices. In the coming days, a jury is ...

The organisation’s founder, conservationist Paul Watson, has been mired in controversy for his use of direct intervention to disrupt the efforts of whaling ships. According to his foundation’s ...