Struggle to rein in Japan's plans for a new 'scientific' whaling program

By Andrew Darby
Updated September 18 2014 - 9:13am, first published September 17 2014 - 11:06pm
Three minke whales dead on deck the Japanese ship Nisshin Maru in the Southern Ocean on January 6, 2014. Photo: AFP/Sea Shepherd
Three minke whales dead on deck the Japanese ship Nisshin Maru in the Southern Ocean on January 6, 2014. Photo: AFP/Sea Shepherd

An international struggle is under way over attempts to rein in Japan's plans for a new Antarctic lethal whaling "research" program.