The Hankyoreh said it “makes no sense” to start hunting whales again. “The government explained the need for scientific whaling by noting a significant rise in the whale population over the 26 years the ban has been in effect,” the editorial said. “Officials have claimed that this has resulted in widespread damages that demand urgent…

The Korean Herald reports (9th July) that ‘ The chief Korean delegate to the IWC meeting told local media last Friday that Seoul would not push to resume whaling over objections from the international community.’ As reported here yesterday, it appears that Korean fisheries officials may have overstepped the mark, with the Herald reporting that…

It appears that the Korean Government may have misjudged the feeling of the Korean people when it comes to whales. Yes, the legalising of net whaling ‘accidents’ has given cover for illegal whaling to feed the demands of the restaurants of Ulsan, but the rest of the country seems a little slower to celebrate the…