Japanese whaling fleet kill Antarctic minke whales in the Southern Ocean, Antarctica

Japanese whaling fleet kill Antarctic minke whales in the Southern Ocean, Antarctica Stock Photo
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jeremy sutton-hibbert / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

A20W77

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43.9 MB (1.2 MB Compressed download)

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4800 x 3200 px | 40.6 x 27.1 cm | 16 x 10.7 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

16 December 2001

Location:

Southern Ocean

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An Antarctic Minke whale lies dead below the bow and harpoon deck of the Yushin Maru, a Japanese whale catcher ship, prior to its transfer to the Japanese whale factory ship Nishin Maru. The whale is one of 440 that the whalers will kill in their annual hunt. all whales are caught under the guise of scientific research, a point that environmental protest Greenpeace disputes.