Japanese whale killers defeated

This video is called Kayaking between Whales in Antarctica.

February 2011. According to government sources, Tokyo has now decided to cut short this year’s Antarctic whale hunt and Japan’s whaling fleet is heading back to port with less than half of its projected quota according to Japanese media reports. The Japanese whaling fleet is heading eastward at full speed and is now east of the boundary for their whaling grounds. With the Sea Shepherd ships Bob Barker and the Gojira in pursuit, the Japanese factory whaling ship, Nisshin Maru, continues to head eastward at 14 knots: here.

The Beginning of an End to Whaling in Japan? Here.

Whaling disrupts mating system of sperm whales: here.

A 44ft (13.4m) sperm whale which became beached probably died because it got lost, a marine expert involved in the rescue bid said today. The 20-tonne adult male got stranded on Redcar beach in Cleveland and was reported to police at 6.10am, sparking a major operation to save it: here. And here.

Satellite-tagged western gray whale reveals unexpected journey: here.

Whaling in Ireland in the early 20th century: here.

Occurrence of killer whales (Orcinus orca) and other cetaceans in Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea, Antarctica: here.