Whale articles
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Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales
It comes five years after Japan resumed commercial whaling after withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission.
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Whale watching
People walk nearby a life size model of a whale displayed at the National Science Museum in Tokyo on Thursday. Japan's Fisheries Agency on Thursday said it has proposed a plan to allow catching fin whales in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country's commercial whaling
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Are we really about to talk to whales?
The past decade has seen an explosion of new research into some of the most fascinating sounds in the sea: the vocalizations of whales and dolphins.