Fleet returns from Japan's last "scientific whaling" in Antarctic sea

Japanese vessels returned Sunday from the last of their "scientific research" whaling missions in the Antarctic Ocean that have continued for around 30 years.As the country's withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission will come into effect on June 30, Japan is expected to resume commercial whaling in its territorial waters and exclusive economic zone from July.The fleet of five ships led by the 8,145-ton mothership Nisshin Maru left Japan for the Southern Hemisphere in November.Three vessels including the Nisshin Maru returned to Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the ot…READ FULL ARTICLE