Iceland's fin whaling company said on Friday it plans a huge export of about 1,500 tonnes of whale meat, mainly to Japan, after wrapping up its hunting season for this year
There are less than 10 days left in the Japanese whaling season, and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ship, the Steve Irwin, has reached the limit of its fuel reserves
There have been calls for restraint in whaling activism following the departure of several anti-whaling groups from Australia and New Zealand this week
Workers in the quiet Japanese fishing village of Wada carved up two whales on Thursday, signalling the start of the summer whaling season despite international protests.
Japan in May threatened...