INQUIRER.net: Anti-whalers say Japanese fleet heading north

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Anti-whalers say Japanese fleet heading north Mar 2nd 2013, 05:07 SYDNEY—Militant anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said Japan's entire harpoon fleet had left the Antarctic whale sanctuary Saturday and was heading north, suggesting that their annual hunt may have come to an end.   Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd's director-turned-observer, said this year would likely see the lowest haul by the Japanese whalers in history, with "no more than 75" of the mammals killed due to the group's campaign of harassment.   That compares with a catch of 267 last year -- 266 minke whales and one fin whale -- and is dramatically below the target of 935 minke whales and up to 50 fin whales set for this season by Japan's Institute for Cetacean Research. ... Keep on reading: Anti-whalers say Japanese fleet heading north Media files: trapped-whales.jpg (image/jpeg)

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