Brutal Hunt That Has Already Killed Thousands of Porpoises in Japan Resumes Again Today
Otsuchi, in northern Japan, is the focal point of the hand harpoon hunt which has claimed up to 15,000 Dall’s porpoises in previous years. In the most recent hunting seasons for which information is available, Japan allocated itself a quota of 13,493 Dall’s porpoises in 2013/14, 12,928 in 2014/15 and 12,364 in 2015/16. The catch, […]