Fishermen Process Whale Caught In Approved Coastal Whaling
Author: jone Date: 14 November, Category: Sad, Visits 3097
A Baird's Beaked whale is being pulled with a rope at Wada Port on July 29, 2009 in Minamiboso, Chiba, Japan. Only five ports are allowed whaling under the coastal whaling program which tries to keep whaling tradition that dates back to the seventeenth century. Japan is only allowed to hunt a limited number of whales every year. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
Local children touch a Baird's Beaked whale at Wada Port on July 29, 2009 in Minamiboso, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
Fishermen slaughter a 9.61m Baird's Beaked whale at Wada Port on June 28, 2008 in Minami Boso, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
Fishermen slaughter a 9.61m Baird's Beaked whale at Wada Port on June 28, 2008 in Minami Boso, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
Meat of Baird's Beaked whale are placed at Wada Port on July 29, 2009 in Minamiboso, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
Whale meat Sashimi dish is seen at a restaurant near Wada Port on July 29, 2009 in Minamiboso, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)