Activists race to hunt down whalers - Guardian

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Activists race to hunt down whalers


Fierce fight expected in Southern Ocean as each side says other is criminal

John Vidal, environment editor
Monday December 11, 2006
The Guardian

Japanese whalers are expected to clash with environmentalists in Antarctica
over the next two months as separate fleets head south prepared to confront
each other in some of the world's most hostile seas. Yesterday the Japanese
government's Institute for Cetacean Research (ICR), which is paying for this
year's hunt for 950 whales, said five ships were now en route for Antarctica.

Greenpeace International and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said
they were both sending two ships, equipped with helicopters and inflatables
and crewed by more than 100 volunteers.

The pro- and anti-whalers last night traded insults and appealed for the
support of countries they hoped would back their views on whaling.

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