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Carried out under the Institute of Cetacean Research, this is widely regarded as a "front," as whale meat continues to be sold in Japan. DNA testing has shown that whale meat from Japan is also ending up outside the country. The older fishermen of Taiji relate tales of their exploits hunting whales in the Antarctic and some Taiji natives are no doubt still involved in the whaling industry. The town's whale museum, whale hunting museum and the two major festivals revolve around the traditions of whaling photo, above though the disparity between the traditional form of hunting celebrated during these events and the high-tech version of today is clear to see.
And in recent years it has been dolphins, porpoises and small whales that have fallen victims to that technology. The main reason for this is that small cetaceans are not protected by the IWC moratorium, so when commercial whaling stopped the numbers of smaller sea mammals being killed went through the roof.
The Japanese government issues annual quotas for how many small cetaceans may be taken, wih the total usually around 23, a year. Taiji doesn't have the biggest hunt - that honor goes to the killing of more than 15, Dall's porpoises in northern Japan - but it now certainly has the most infamous.
At the time of the last national census in , it stood at about 3, Of this, a few hundred are thought to be employed from the drive fishery, with only a couple of dozen fishermen actually doing the hunting.
There is little appetitie for the meat among younger people, particularly since it was taken off school lunch menus after two Taiji town councillors carried out tests that showed it was highly contaminated with mercury and other toxins. The drastic drop in the price of whale and especially dolphin meat means that the industry can only continue with the support of government subsidies If Japan gets its way and is allowed to one day resume commercial whaling, there may be a resurgence of the industry in Taiji.
But environmentalists would much prefer to see the town re-build itself around a new kind of relationship with whales and dolphins, one built on preservation and respect. Toggle navigation. Buy Direct from Japan 's of cool Japanese products, shipped direct from Japan.
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