High Cost of Scientific Whaling

摘要

Japan's scientific whaling effort is in the red, costing taxpayers $378 million since 1987, even as demand for whale meat has shrunk and the research has proven of little value, according to a 5 February report by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Under the International Whaling Commission convention, scientific whaling is allowed despite a moratorium on commercial whaling since 1986. The meat can be sold to cover the cost of research.