Against adding fin whales to the list of species subject to commercial whaling
Japan’s Fisheries Agency decided to include fin whales in its list of species for commercial whaling, and was inviting comments on the matter until June 5th. JWCS has submitted the following comment: Opinion: We are against adding fin whales to the list of species subject to commercial whaling. Reasons are as follows: 1. Endangered species should not be exploited commercially Fin whales are an endangered species listed as VULNERABLE (VU) on the IUCN Red List. The estimated number of mature individuals in 2018 was 100,000, about 45% of the 1940 level. Although the population has started to increase since whaling was reduced, it is still at a level that requires […]