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Turborama

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Mon Apr-13-09 11:58 AM
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Activists thwart Japan whale hunt

Source: BBC

Japan's annual Antarctic whale-hunting season has fallen short of its target catch because of disruptions by anti-whaling activists, officials say.

Japan's Fisheries Agency said its fleet had killed 679 Minke whales out of a planned 935, and just one Fin whale, despite a target of 50.

It partly blamed the disruptions on the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a US-based environmental group.
Protesters had escalated their attacks on Japanese ships, the agency said.

The Fisheries Agency said 16 days of hunting were lost due to bad weather and confrontations at sea between activists and the six-ship whaling fleet.

It added that several hunting ships were damaged in collisions or by chemicals thrown by the protesters.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7996950.stm

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leftchick

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Mon Apr-13-09 12:06 PM
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1. GO SEA SHEPHERD!!!

fly the flag high captain!

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flvegan

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Mon Apr-13-09 12:06 PM
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2. Ha ha! Fuck them.

Next year it's going to be even worse, whalers. SSCS bailed early this year to begin prepping for next year with another, faster boat.

Even with military grade weaponry, the whalers still couldn't pull it together. Thankfully.

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Barrett808

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Mon Apr-13-09 12:11 PM
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3. Whale Wars season 2 in June

That's going to be fun.

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ZombieHorde

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Mon Apr-13-09 12:36 PM
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4. I wonder if there will be new laws targeting the Somalia pirates which will affect the SSCS.

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Slit Skirt

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Mon Apr-13-09 01:59 PM
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5. I love the SEA SHEPARD

I am so happy
I am ecstatic

f/u japanese and all your damn killing

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Mon Apr-13-09 02:44 PM
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6. This must be "good news in the sea" week.

:thumbsup:

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Vidar

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Mon Apr-13-09 05:39 PM
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7. Good for the activists.

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Reterr

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Mon Apr-13-09 07:19 PM
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8. Good.eom

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Downtown Hound

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Mon Apr-13-09 08:11 PM
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9. Awesome. Love those folks.

Edited on Mon Apr-13-09 08:24 PM by Downtown Hound

To all those that criticize them, kiss my ass. They have saved the lives of hundreds of sentient beings.

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