Pilot whale meat can be ordered in restaurants like “Marco Polo” and in the four stars hotel “Hafnia” For the first time animal activists have shown evidence that an open and a black ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--Raw whale meat fetched 500,000 yen ($3,560) per kilogram at an auction here on Nov. 14, double the previous record of 250,000 yen set in Osaka in October.

WWF, the conservation organization, today warned that an initial toxic analysis on Norwegian Minke whale meat and blubber samples destined for human consumption has shown that these contain some of ...

Since 2002, Japan has hunted more than 1,500 sei whales on the high seas of the North Pacific under the guise of research and sold more than 18,000 metric tons of their meat and blubber on its ...

"This is a misguided policy in search of a product in search of a market," he told This Week in Asia, pointing to the lack of demand for whale meat. Annual consumption of whale meat peaked in 1962 ...

Fresh fin whale meat was auctioned in Japan for the first time in nearly 50 years, with prices reaching over $1,300 per kilogram on Thursday. This marks a significant moment for Japan's whaling ...

Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram (2.2 lbs) at auction Thursday, as officials try to keep ...

Large quantities of dog food in Finland were found to contain illegally imported whale meat, officials said. Photo from Karl Heinz Muller, UnSplash About 80,000 pounds of illegally imported whale ...

Thankfully, for some, hope was at hand – in the form of whale meat. But there was a slight issue. Researchers in Japan, from the University of Hokkaido, found high levels of mercury in the ...

Undeterred by declining appetites for whale meat, and unfazed by global opposition ... and raising awareness about different cuts and their nutritional content. Restaurant owners are also trying ...